the forgotten
the fallen
the gone ones
Sing them loud
without prejudice
without rancor
with pride
Say the names of those
who could not choose
those who rose
for causes and fell
Do not sing in color
do not sing for sides
do not sing madly
sing for honor
Sing the names
fly their flags
remember them
say their names
History cannot be rewritten
nor the slate of atrocities
wiped clean
we must say their names
Allow them to live
in us in humanity
say the names
sing the truth
