Zeke
Hi, they call me Zeke, I was born in a small tribe just above the equator
I'm a 6th generation, 17 year old Mayan & yes, I met the invader
but he will come later, to begin, I must acknowledge & say amen to the divine & the bad
Our gods & our devils, our law & our past, the flawless & trash...but they said I made them mad.
They blame me that we haven't had good crop, since the day I was alive
And now every adult said it's my fault, that most of my friends have gone away and died
But why? - I searched & prayed for an answer up above, I realize life gets rough
But why do I get God's disgust? We gave Gods, gold, animals, but seemed nothing was enough.
Then they asked for God's Advice, he showed them "Sacrifice", now I wait, worthless in prison
I put myself here. It's clear what I'm worth.. because now my curse is their religion
Then he came. Strange. A change in the atmosphere, the rain hadn't come this year
But a thunderstorm emerged, this wonder soon diverged into the calming drear.
He wore black, but in his eyes survived the stars, alive even though he's far
From his home, just like me I thought..different; but strange sometimes is discard
He spoke to the people, "Make light of your evils" "For every barrier we believe"
"You must now see! What stands between you and me, becomes everything we cannot achieve!!"
He took every enemy, every war, & placed them underneath his father sun
He said "Look at these... Enemies?, these are people! but he became bothersome
According to the king, who was distorting everything, in favor of currency
His gain was fame! A legacy to maintain, his heart slowly growing colder with urgency
"A sham this man!" said the King, "His plan is damned - he'll disrupt everything!"
Then publicly denounced the man, "You must understand! Here the devil sings!"
They banished him, "Your not welcome" dismantled him - of mankind's pride
But nothing damaged him, as they tried, to strike their fear into his stride
He sat in his jail next to mine, reflected in time, where my eyes
Now lifeless without shine, I told him my crime, he reclined, then sighed
Then he picked up a rock, brushed off the dust and held it to illuminate it in shade
This is my gift, he said "A rock will create mountains, but it will never climb it's creation
"As much as you love, you hate, as much as you do, you don't..
As much as you will, you try, a rock can skip but unlike you, it will never float!"
"Be who you are, don't worry to chance" & the next day they came with my life to take
To the God's above, but then the mysterious man said.. "Wait"...
"I am the devil you speak of, If you spare the boy, I'll bring you, your rain"
They let me go and killed him, left up to the Gods.. I guess he took the blame
Because for the next 4 decades our plants grew to fruition, I know now at last
Humanity is only how much and how far we're willing to grow from our past
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