BERLIN WALL

Where were you when the Berlin wall
came tumbling down
What did you feel
during the demise
Did you see the memories
forever stained with blood
of relatives whose dreams
were never realized

It's a heavy price to pay for freedom
It's a heavy price to pay for peace
It's a heavy price to pay
when you have to fight for your release

Did you hear the falling stone
like shiny marching boots
Pounding on the inside of your head
Did the tears of triumph
slide across your face
the wall of so much hatred finally dead

All the massacres
and the concentration camps
Finally the wall is coming down
Faces full of wonder
hope and doubt
The lines were drawn
by faith and misery

©Michael Frazier, November 21, 1996