Revolution

Planning to take the world at the sunrise
the crowd fearlessly gathered at the main square
encouraged by thousands of slaughtered minds
entrenched among the shipwrecks
sunk at the bottom of the ninth circle of hell

Harbored by grievance against the status quo of the regime
the streets were packed with women and young men
who elbowed against each other to reach a turbulent beach
eager to unanimously intertwine waves of loud voices
anxious to deal with every waking storm released

It was time to close a chapter of wounds and pain
for tyranny to be restrained
for ruthless leaders to be overthrown
for new minds to glow and all voices to be heard
rejoicing like phoenixes with a much needed turning point

Free thinkers shouted messages of hope and freedom
supported by an electrified crowd urging for a change of living
sick of retreating inwards a thousand ideas
sick of striking the rocks of anxiety and misery
demanding for an engaged role in building a new beginning

Suddenly a wave of hands were dancing in the air
fluttering at the sound of every encouraged raging sentence
letting all birds imprisoned in their chests erupt
like bursting volcanoes unexpectedly projecting lava
down slope dramatically upheaval everything with it

And they marched in a chain reaction aimed
to overcome what in silence has long been repressed and endured
determined to put an end to unjustified persecutions
folding history making bridges strengthening resilience
providing wings to what have long been secluded

Suddenly, at the end of the square
hostile spectrums were perceived
a collapsing line moving towards the enthusiastic crowd
entrenched between pervasive repression and legitimacy
incarcerated all terrifying setbacks already lived

For how long will we be dispossess
of our freedom to speak?
For how long this tortuous discontent?
For how long shall we live like slaughtered sheep
ruminating the day all shackles will break?

Roars of anger emerged among the protesters
resonating deeply over the authoritarian takeovers
the so much desired democracy was about to be seized
shots were fired and courageous people were dying
pepper gas was once again blurring everyone’s souls

Protesters ran in distress in every direction
Some tumbling over those who had fallen
others engaged in showing their axis of rebellion
upraising against a sunk regime survival
fearfully committed to crackdown any unleashed ideas

Many perished many survived
but like in any other act of resistance
history was nationwide carved in bloody tears
shadowing a cast over tyrannies and ruthless leaders
destine sooner or later to succumb in their own undeniable weaknesses

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