On Those Who Stand In The Way

16^th December 2012

On Those Who Stand In The Way

They were the brave,

they were the few

who held up the skies

in fast and frail craft

while evil carved across Europe.

Falling, falling, the survivors now,

but always remembered.

They were the brave,

they were the few

who spoke up for victims and

sheltered and saved them

from hate’s discriminating atrocity.

Falling, falling, the survivors now,

but always remembered.

They are the brave,

they are the few

who stand in harm’s way

to shelter and save the innocent

from abuse and pain and brutality.

Fallen, fallen, the heroes now,

but always remembered.

In liberty’s chaos and freedom’s choices,

who are the brave, who are the few?

Are we not all the many,

to speak up for justice

voices for goodness in a bedlam of shouting?

Rise, rise, be heroes now

and always remembered.