Remember me Not...

Kurdish American Youth - by Suzan Haji | 20-Nov-05

Remember me not for...
Struggling for centuries.
Remember me for...
attempting to stand every time I fall.
Remember me not for...
a life which came to a sudden end.
Remember me for...
dying for a greater cause; FREEDOM.
Remember me not for...
all the lies passed down in history.
Remember me for...
what I want to pass on.
Remember me not for...
claiming fame.
Remember me for...
striving for a new breath.
Remember me not for...
what life has dealt me with.
Remember me for...
a greater potential.
Remember me not for...
wanting to control with a fist.
Remember me for...
all the promises broken.
Remember me not...
by pitying my life or what I do not understand.
Remember me for...
hoping and dreaming.
Remember me not...
as if I need the saving.
Remember me for...
all the tears.
Remember me not for...
What I am NOT...But
Remember that...
I am KURDISTAN...
I have left my mark in history for not...
what you've witnessed but for...
I will be known for what is to come.
Remember I am the fire which has come to life.
I am the new Dreamer and fighter
for NOW I've risen to quench my thirst!
 
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