The Last Words

"I have been peaceful,
I have been kind,
I have only dared to speak what others have been dreaming for so long....
I had dreams to....
Dreams of what might have been....
Where skin color was only that...
And where all of us are equal...  
If wishing for that is a crime,
Then yes; I deserve to die..
I have seen acts of great kindness, and most vial cruelty..
They say powerful beings find anger when they have no room for love..
What made you so? Are you scared of change? Scared of those who are different?
I realize, I am different than you..
I have known things you may never hope to know...
I have known the camaraderie of a friend who  supported me against all odds..
I have known the compassion a guardian who took me in when no one else would and taught me how to dream and hope..
I have known a love that transcended definition..
There's no use hiding it now, you all can see me for what I really am.
A black man fighting in your white troop,
The suffering man who was tied to this stake because he was seen as a spy..
The.... Mutant......
My blood runs red just like you white men..
If I am burned here, it will be the flame of a revolution!
My body and memory may be burned here, but my ideals will never die!
My mistake, was thinking I could change a world tainted by corruption and hate...
You took the freedom of an innocent man and turned his blessings into a curse!
The pity you've taken on my wife and child will wound them, they have known true love and you have forced them into a life of slavery and despair!
You have forced a mother to watch her son DIE!
I see you for what you really are.
I always have......
I thought I could change you!
DAMN ME FOR BEING A FOOL!!!!
damnit.. damnit.. damnit.. damnit.. DAMNIT!!
I am angry, because I forgive you..
I may be the biggest fool on this damned planet, but when I close my eyes, I see a world when we work together.
And it's so.... beautiful...."

These are the final words of a dying, and cheated soldier.......