They Came in the Night

They came for him in the night,
Like thieves in the dark,
Afraid to show their deeds.
They took him away,

Guns waving in the air,
Through the night they tortured him
And left him for death in his blood.

In the cold dawn,
He was brought home,

With little breath left in him,
His body covered with wounds.

They took his body

But could not rob him of his spirit
And he kept going for truth and justice.