Somebody cared once
About a broken building, before it was rebuilt
Someone shared interest in a house
And so it felt… more like home
And so it goes on
Love exploding into Love
Rebuilding what Hate destroys
In an epic battle that I hope we don’t lose
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They told me to start over
But I’ve only begun
They said to change my course
That I am not the one
Yet I stand
High above the ground
I stand and I will not back down
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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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I see you in the light and I wonder what you are
A creature that must have been created in a land much too far
I whisper as I pass you but my words are too foreign to hear
Or did you hear me but just wished for me to disappear?
There’s so much more to you than you know
A memory that’s not yet old
Her, laying on my dorm room bed
Fever filling her head
Gun shots sounding closer and closer
Baghdad, what have we done?
I kiss her forehead, cover her with my blankets
Sister, what have we done?
I told her I have to step outside
But she couldn’t hear me
The small glass window was near me
And it was threatening to break
And everyone was screaming
I wished I’d been dreaming
But I thought I had to say my goodbyes
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Sister we’ve come so far
This truth had to be told
Before our story got too old
And everyone forgot we existed
Don’t cry
This pain is transformation
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