Written in red their protest stands,
For the Gods of the World to see;
On the dooming wall their bodiless hands
have blazoned "Upharsin," and flaring brands
Illumine the message: "Seize the lands!
Open the prisons and make men free!"
Flame out the living words of the dead
Written-in-red.


"Written-In-Red" de Cleyre's last poem, dedicated "To Our Living Dead in Mexico's Struggle"; first lines.

Voltairine de Cleyre Quotes

Written in red their protest stands, For the Gods of the World to see; On the dooming wall their bodiless hands have blazoned Upharsin, and flaring...

Written in red their protest stands, For the Gods of the World to see; On the dooming wall their bodiless hands have blazoned Upharsin, and flaring...

Written in red their protest stands, For the Gods of the World to see; On the dooming wall their bodiless hands have blazoned Upharsin, and flaring...

Written in red their protest stands, For the Gods of the World to see; On the dooming wall their bodiless hands have blazoned Upharsin, and flaring...