Remembering Empathy

I walked for miles In the soles of their souls I saw the fear in their eyes Terrified I cried with blood-shot eyes I walked with holes in my soles Miles journeyed to reach their souls I heard their screams for freedom They relinquishing their lives I tasted their holocaust blood Remembrance in Christ's suffering I smelled their burning ashes In dreams of the phoenix surmounting I felt the history of their tormenting Enslaved by a life impoverished I walked so many miles In their rubber soles Confounded by the torment Of history's dissent I saw the tears In their solemn eyes And cried lonesome This solace night I heard whispers Of their despair And tasted loss Forgotten now Left so lonely In great despair In such evil I die tonight