For Those We Never Meet

 


There was a time in the history of mankind

when the ground shook beneath all men

when fear was a universal language

And despair became their daily bread


In such hour, rose ordinary hands to shape destiny

From the silence of broken streets they ascended

Men of no crown, yet kings of burdened souls

Chose to step forward where others retreat


Not for the applause of men, nor for their rewards 

But for the fragile ones, the weak and voiceless

They held the line where chaos burned

And paid the cost that none returned


They were not always Kings nor men of robes and altars

But simple vessels of courage bearing the burden of many

No law commanded them, no crown rested on their heads

Their oath was written in silence, a vow to be a light


We call them leaders, yet they were more

They became the balance when justice was absent

“Caritas humana,” love without price, was their compass

Bleeding their dreams to build new lives


Some bore no name, title, nor song

Their stories were buried with the dust of time

Yet, like Christ, their sacrifice breathed life

Into generations they would never see or touch


“Pour l’humanitΓ©,” they whispered still

Even in thick shadows where hearts grew ill

They stitched the torn fabric of this world

With thread drawn from their own veins


Each act was a bridge, unseen and unsung

For the sake of generations yet unborn

They stitched the wounds of this undone world

And vanished quietly when peace was won


Now, by their chains, we walk in calmer paths

Not always remembering the cost

But every freedom, every calm breath

Was purchased by those we never meet