Oh We People of Constant Sorrow - Original
Oh we people of constant sorrow
we stand alone and face it all
and the legions of the rotten
gather forces to make us fall
Through dead of night
we lay in bags of ice
and shiver as they try
to make us pay their price
The daily assaults
grow ever deadly
and many of us have fallen
to this corrupted medley
They marched all this way
to poison the land
our sacred home which
they stole with deceitful hand
For weeks we held the line
all alone on the field
ever outnumbered
yet we refuse to yield
And as the dangers grow
evil tries to force us home
all the while forgetting we
stand on lands we used to roam
The more they hurt us
the more they lose
and now joined are we
by those who sport a similar bruise
Oh we soldiers of sorrow
we stand with you
for better than most we
know this fight is nothing new
Thanks for reading!
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"And as the dangers grow
evil tries to force us home
all the while forgetting we
stand on lands we used to roam"
This reminds me of how the Spaniards, Japanese and Americans tried to steal our country. Good thing we have freedom now. Great poem man! :)
Thanks for reading! Where are you from? I am trying to think of a place that both the Spanish and Japanese tried to conquer. But I am glad that they were not successful :)
Philippines. :) Well, the Spaniards had a great influence in our culture coz we borrowed a lot of words from them, and we still use it a lot. The Japanese tortured and killed lots of my countrymen during world war 2. And the Americans? Well, they're the good ones. That's why we are kinda Americanized. Fastfood, it's our 2nd language, technology etc. :-)
Oh ok. I did not know that the Spanish made it to the Philippines. Knew about the Japanese however. Fastfood is the primary language here in America :p
I like your In and Out burger, that's a really great language to eat. :D
Haha I've never had that one. They don't have them where I live
Oh I thought they're selling it all over US. How about Denny's? Do you have that in your area? :D
In and Out is only in California I beleive. Dennys is around where I am, but not a lot. Most people go to Waffle House instead lol
Wonderful poem! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! And thanks for reading it :)