The Truth

With the weight of our world on my back

I am travelling far off the beaten track

And whenever I'm homesick and

I wonder if I am brave enough

I remind myself that I have to stay tough

I'm getting closer as I'm further away

I was chosen to plead for another day

Yes I was the one to make them notice

And the one to make them see

I don't understand why it had to be me

Yet here I stand

In a faraway land

Not knowing if I'll ever see them again

I bring a symbol of peace

I just hope they will take it off my hands

(This is it, no way back)

Now I stand at the gates, let me in

In these eternal sacred halls

It's decided who lives and who falls

Never before have we faltered

Unamarred our truth

Yet here you stand

Young child

So speak

I speak before you today

I can't say what they want me to say

Because I was raised to be honest and true to myself

These are my words

My choice

My truth.