They said he was a victim
Of strangers and a system
Of things no one could control
But he chose to be an inspiration
Used his challenge as motivation
And proved it to them all
Now he guides the people
Teaching them of what they’re able
Expanding boxes and making them few
This hero is no stranger
This hero could easily be YOU
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I called to the spirit within
That thing that drives me
And forces me to begin
Another journey
Another day
Another hour
And here she stays
Not very far
In fact, she’s so close that I couldn’t see
That she was me
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Feet bare
Shoes weighted by mud
The wild dogs of my neighborhood escorting me home
It was a day like no other
Rain in the desert
Streets Flooded
Is this what we all prayed for?
She swallowed the smoke and the bombs away
She exploded turning to shards that day
Baghdad I’m sorry for the burden you had to carry
Souls exploding and imploding that you bury
They don’t know the beauty that you used to be
The singing and dancing in your streets
The way the ground felt so safe and secure
Baghdad I don’t know you anymore
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A bare foot on a snow day
I want to feel this life I was given
Rain washing me away
I don’t run
I stand still as I see it coming
I see them run
Rushing to avoid life
Hurrying to graves too expensive to buy
Burn me!
When did digging in dirt become a luxury?
Or carry me into the ocean
Set me free!
I will remember rain drops on my face
Cold snow days
Earth I touched — Earth that touched me
Please friends
Slow your journey
And don’t be in a rush to hurry
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There’s so much more to you than you know
Don’t cry
This pain is transformation
They cut his chains
Without asking
They cut his chains
Without telling
Him
Her name was difficult
From a land he’s never seen
And her face was delicate
Unlike anything on T.V. screens
But her story was not a movie
It’s one that have never been told
And she keeps quiet
Hoping the story will get old
And no other will be created
With such cruelty and pain
Still he wonders how to pronounce her name
Stranger Paths 