I know not the deepest pangs of hunger

nor have I felt the heel of a boot at my throat,

but I have seen insects crawl on sightless eyes

and I've heard cruel victors gloat.

 

I know not the wrench of forced separation

nor have I sought refuge where wild dogs howl,

but I have seen the fall of once kind nations

and smelt their rot, so foul.  

 

I know not the persecution or the pain of the outcast

nor has any God or my Countrymen ever abandoned me,

but I have seen the slaughter of innocents

in real time on YouTube and TV...

 

I know not the courage of the named "foreign agent" or activist

nor have I stood up to speak that they be free,

but I have spent my life at liberty in peace

because someone else gave all for me...