Arise

Arise, Rebel, make your stand For the people, for the community. Raise your voice, your hand Against those claiming immunity.

Arise, Rebel, wage your war Against monarchs and tyrants. Burn the house to the floor Lock in all of the sycophants.

Arise, Rebel, burn the flower Leave behind your pacifism. In your passion, claim power, Start your own colonialism.

Fall, O'Rebel, to the ground Your opponent's blood found. Deafened to the Other's plea, Your hypocrisy too blind to see.

© 2022, Bryan Beal

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