Sunday, October 02, 2022
© Nephtalí De León
he dared to be immortal
in our minds
en la libre y en la pinta
writing on our souls
con la tinta de su cora
con la sangre de su alma
que calma tan violenta
tras la rejas
no hubo quejas
at least not from his soul
sus rezos los llevaba el viento
prayers that our homeland
some day will be free
even if he was in chains
and now his soul
rises from the ashes
of his cells
he’s free to roam
sin rejas ni paredes
running for governor
so many years ago
while we La Raza
plodded on
inspired by his dream
that dream
his firebrand charisma
fed with ingots made of steel
he left us with his will
that someday
all our homelands
shall be free!
Tlazocamati
Thank you
Carnalito Ramsey
may your soul
inspire our fire
that desire
that you left us
like a tattoo clean and smart
to stand up for our freedoms
a proud and independent people
sovereign in our heart!