For Charlie Kirk

No matter how hard they tried
To distort and bury the truth,
You will live in the hearts of youth
And your legacy will never die.

No bullet can silence a man
With the courage to speak his mind
To the ideologically blind,
Whose viewpoints they cannot stand.

With the constant media stream
Filled with lies, propaganda and hate,
You embraced an honest debate
That your enemies couldn't win.

So you paid the price with your life
For your faith and the word you preached,
For your fight for the freedom of speech,
For your love of your children and wife.

Rest in peace, dear friend, rest in peace,
As your message's heard throughout the world--
"We are Charlie" hundred-thousandfold--
We are fireworks that you released.

  September 19, 2025
--Alexander Shaumyan