May 3rd: Remembering you

How do i thank someone i’ve never met?
How do i tell them that i’ll never forget them?
How do i show respect to those whose lives were lost?
How can i ever repay such a terrible cost?
How can i honour the sacrifice,the pain and the bravery?

The earth may have taught me how to love and share,
But the world has taught me that the sky pours down fire and rain, wrecking hearts and homes.
I remember the fields when they were red, red with blood that day.

The streets are all grey and blue carrying pieces of you,
The flowers from the concrete walls hold the soul of you and and our tears.
The empty chair and empty bed will lay cold for a thousand more days
So let the ink flow,let the tears flow and let the flag fly high.

I do not know you by name nor your fears that lay unspoken,
I do not know you by name nor the promises that were broken,
But i know that you’re the guardian of our motherland and her people
But i know that i shall never write a poem as lovely and true as you.

Country road take me home today
where my brothers and sisters sing happily
where my father is busy chit chatting at the “tea hotel’’
where my mother calls me home for dinner
where my grandparents gifts us with tales of “Liandou te Unau’’

Country road take me home today where the fireflies are…