Awaken!

So violently have I pounded the broad expanse of the earth that sleep fled from the eyes of its intoxicated inhabitants.

Awaken!

This is me,

Adam's adopted child,

A single breath of air.

Awaken!

Do you remember my birth?

The day I clung to your back,

And the sole vein connecting my mother to me was severed,

Our blood mingling, staining your chest.

Do you remember the fragmented echoes of my cries?

I was wailing,

While my mother, relieved of her pain, continued to smile.

Awaken!

Do you recall when I stumbled on two feet,

And my tiny knees scraped against your harsh surface?

I stole glimpses of diverse flavors,

Until I severed myself from my mother's lifeblood,

And surrendered my heart to austerity.

Hunger churned in my soul,

I stood on two feet,

You commanded me to go,

And I ran without hesitation.

I didn't know

That a day would come

When I, at the command of hunger,

Would spill my brother's blood upon you.

Awaken!

You know,

Do you remember?