Don't Forget the Rest of Us

We raised you from the ground. Carried your name through every town.

Dreams were heavy. Hearts were wide. We believed you'd stand on our side.

But silence grows where promises fade. We're still waiting for the change we made.

Don't forget the rest of us. The hands that lifted you, the ones you

trust. We are the voices in the dust. Don't forget.

Don't forget the rest of us. Years roll on,

but the streets still ache. Children hungry, no bread to break.

We wrote your story. We paid the price. Now we send