Before one can enlighten oneself|
One must end the suffering of others|
With the vision to see far beyond the mountains|
You saw and witnessed the conditions of the indigenous|
The suffering and mistreatment of their children|
The rape and indictment of their women|
With the knowledge to educate|
You took your gift and shared with those who hadn't the right to learn|
Traveled across lands quarreling with the unjust|
The just fleeing from the pain|
To reach the beginning of the change|
To conquer the creator of the pain|
Taught them how to use their brain not only hands|
Bare hands to grapple one another forcing freedom to the land|
Your wisdom succeeded that forceful hand|
Implementing equality|
Your voice still rings as those memories stand up to sing|
Bring all that is worthy for your name cannot be erased|
The image bears the life|
The paintings of your portrait bear the fight|
The reciting of your words bear the plight|
One must end the suffering of others|
With the vision to see far beyond the mountains|
You saw and witnessed the conditions of the indigenous|
The suffering and mistreatment of their children|
The rape and indictment of their women|
With the knowledge to educate|
You took your gift and shared with those who hadn't the right to learn|
Traveled across lands quarreling with the unjust|
The just fleeing from the pain|
To reach the beginning of the change|
To conquer the creator of the pain|
Taught them how to use their brain not only hands|
Bare hands to grapple one another forcing freedom to the land|
Your wisdom succeeded that forceful hand|
Implementing equality|
Your voice still rings as those memories stand up to sing|
Bring all that is worthy for your name cannot be erased|
The image bears the life|
The paintings of your portrait bear the fight|
The reciting of your words bear the plight|
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