long-drawn pain

you hear the echo of the long-drawn pain
so much forgotten must now be rehearsed
the years of suffering are now disbursed

your duty's not to go against the grain
nor to recover what has been immersed
you hear the echo of the long-drawn pain

these are the remnants of the ones who slain
stood for a second while their bodies burst
and seemed to resist as the destroyers cursed
you hear the echo of the long-drawn pain