For a Syrian Woman and her Child

For a Syrian Woman and her Child

A woman with her child

Takes to the streets

Against the tyrant

With devil in his eyes

A despot hidden behind

False promises and lies

While the blood flows

Out of the good peoples' hearts

To the protest march

The voice of liberty is high

In the sacrifice

Of this woman and her child

As bleeding friends find strength

As she struggles against the dark

For her child she rises

Inspired by the immortal messages

Seen by poets

In the eternal and true light

That will sweep away

The dictatorship of night

And she fights

With her smile

For her child

Still alive in her arms

To stop the pain in Syria

And the tears in the sky

For Freedom

For Life

© Regis Cabral, 21 June 2012,  8 October 2016