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This is where it all began. For Alicia

"I'm tired of this battle, I'm tired of this fight. I'm tired of the combat, I'm tired of our plight. I'm tired of the anger, I'm tired of t..

Consider this A Nations pain As she begins To cry again Tears nowstreak Her beautiful face Consider this Her strength and grace Consider..

East of the river a heartbeat quickens East of the river a shinning light East of the river tones stand together East of the river nations unit..

In you I see hope for the future As our spirits start to rise In you I see a deterrmination And a will to stay alive In you I see a sense of freed..

I picked up the book To forget the scar And found myself In lands afar In a town Where the West was won I was in the town Of Setting Sun I..

To capture a nations heartbeat To capture a nations pain As a tower block and skyline Shall never be the same To capture a nations essence To..

I picked up the mantle That had been thrown down By my sisters and brothers In every town To write about cultures In this day and age In the..

Dust of a generation Settling in the street Dust of a nation Now under my feet Dust of a thousand people Getting in my eyes Dust of America Now..

wrote this in 10 mins. Hence the title.