A CRY FOR FREEDOM © 2008

I see everything happening around me,

And I do not defend myself from the attacks with a smile,

For falsehood, no matter how much it revolts,

No longer affects me, no longer makes me flee.

Because I fear not its deceit,

Nor the words that try to hurt,

In existing, I find the complete strength,

That gives me the consistency to coexist.

I am a stone that does not wear down to the wind,

A root that remains firm in the ground,

And even when the world is a torment,

I move in peace, true to my condition.

I let the attacks pass through me,

Like shadows that leave no mark,

For those who live truthfully until the end,

Know that lies never encompass.