The fought vultures who fled their nations to prey on ours
They rebelled against unjust laws in hope of
Impregnating our nation
With the desire to exist
Freely....
They did their part...
They resisted the greed of the Italians
The British
And
The French
To enslave our lands
And
Our people
They did their part....
They bled
Fought
And
Prayed
So we may never live under the shadow of fear
Exploitation
And
Torture
They did their part....
And, although today our nation finds itself in less than perfect circumstances
Understand, they did not fail us
For they did their part
By liberating
And empowering
Our people
I wonder....
When will we do something
To honor
those who did their part
And, died protecting us?
Halima Ahmed
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