We execute a broken man
When we should execute a broken system
Instead we fail him again and again
As a child – no protection
As a man – no forgiveness
Compassion is not for the flawed
I want to breakdown
I want to let it all go
I want to give it all up to sorrow and despair
But then I am just like them
No better, blooming in unfair
This fight, is not for the weak
Of heart or conviction
It’s a fight, fight, fight
And I’ve got to be brave, brave, brave
It is only for those that can forgive above all and everything
For all of us but also for themselves
We may bleed and we may crumble
But we can never waver and seldom doubt
That we are all more than our worst mistake
That only humans make monsters
And that evil is mostly man made
It’s a fight, fight, fight
And we’ve got to be brave, brave, brave
More than anything, understanding that our fates are tied
That one life could make us whole
Even if we don’t understand
The why or the how
We are all worthwhile
And there is a human part that survives-
That is always worth saving
By Jennifer Barajas
A Dead Language 