Red River

Bright sunny days filled our hearts with joy
Cool crisp breeze made us laugh and play with toys,
Never did we think or feel these days would come to pass
Never did I conjure that I would be the one to hide in the tall grass,
The sky was blue till those tall dark men were seen
Wielding sword in hand and guns by their side,
Never have i seen such fear in my people's eyes
Never have i seen a red river part my village before my eyes.

The feeling of loss and hopelessness were in abundance
The notion of death lurking amidst all the raging comotion,
Mothers protecting their children; Fathers protecting their women
But humanity never gripped the tall dark men,
They lashed chests open and broke legs open
They killed for reasons unknown to us; They kill to their own purpose,
Men lie decimated; Women lie raped and convicted,
Yet there i stand in the tall grass; Watching the red river move through my feet as it begin to pass.

Soon the smoke clears and the noise stops
Soon the commotion comes to a halt,
But so soon my heart must find the courage and strength to see
To see just how cruel and heartless man can be,
I must walk amongst these corpses covered in blood and soot
I must gaze to each face so i can find the ones i wished never to find,
This torment has come to plague my soul
Looking for the loving people who made my house a home,
But then the world comes to a pause; for the sight ahead of me
for the sight ahead of me i have no strength for at all.

Cutting through my house the river runs red; Carrying the bodies of those I loved the most
Cutting through my soul my heart beats like as if i was dead; Born only to see my family
Only to see my family lie still and dead in this river that runs red.