She knew little of the fate
That awaited her that day
As strong arms of rallying cries
And surging crowds beckoned
Her to the unknown.
She knew she had to be a
Part of it, in it, to make
Her voice heard among the
Many demanding justice
And a new era - that new era.
In victory she raised her hands.
From beyond the flash
Pierced her chest...........
Hope lay on the ground before
The eyes of the world to see
What justice perverted could do.
In the arms of those around,
She faded into Eternity
To become the corner stone,
The beacon light for the
New Resistance.
Now they say she was a
Mistake - the convenience
Of semantics has justified
A killing, but time will
Tell when raging waves
Gather in heaps to reveal
The foundation upon
Which shall be built
The altar of Freedom.
Author Bio:
Unyierie Angela Idem teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) at Holyoke Community College (HCC), Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. In her free time, she reads and writes poetry that addresses a broad range of issues from personal to social and political. Her poems have appeared in Sentinel Literary Quarterly: The Magazine of World Literature (April 2011 issue) and aaduna (Fall/Winter 2011 and 2012 issues). She has participated in a number of poetry events, including HCC faculty readings and the aaduna Fundraiser in Harlem, New York. She has also been a guest reader at a public library in Massachusetts. She is currently working on a collection of poems.
That awaited her that day
As strong arms of rallying cries
And surging crowds beckoned
Her to the unknown.
She knew she had to be a
Part of it, in it, to make
Her voice heard among the
Many demanding justice
And a new era - that new era.
In victory she raised her hands.
From beyond the flash
Pierced her chest...........
Hope lay on the ground before
The eyes of the world to see
What justice perverted could do.
In the arms of those around,
She faded into Eternity
To become the corner stone,
The beacon light for the
New Resistance.
Now they say she was a
Mistake - the convenience
Of semantics has justified
A killing, but time will
Tell when raging waves
Gather in heaps to reveal
The foundation upon
Which shall be built
The altar of Freedom.
Author Bio:
Unyierie Angela Idem teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) at Holyoke Community College (HCC), Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA. In her free time, she reads and writes poetry that addresses a broad range of issues from personal to social and political. Her poems have appeared in Sentinel Literary Quarterly: The Magazine of World Literature (April 2011 issue) and aaduna (Fall/Winter 2011 and 2012 issues). She has participated in a number of poetry events, including HCC faculty readings and the aaduna Fundraiser in Harlem, New York. She has also been a guest reader at a public library in Massachusetts. She is currently working on a collection of poems.
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