po a // tnk

Note: this language is Myndol, a language I made up. It doesn't perfectly translate to the English alphabet, so there are a couple of unusual symbols.

* = Slight pause in speech

~ = Raise an eyebrow and huff

' = The following letter denotes the tense of the verb

// = Purse lips

na fal*l na oanyo

eblioomtov oo*oh na ~

tun opa nayeekawo na eevt na nayeekawo na hnu

tun na oaeento puh ohktah na po kon csh bing

ee a*ae*a na xi'z

na ooaaa oohn ae*ae*ae

 

fvoo a xi chooa o fal*l a vo

po a // tnk

 

We dare not speak for fear

That the tyrant's eye will watch we wait

For brighter skies to display our colors we forget

War was upon us the moment our values became treason we could

Have stood upon a hill we instead

Are ambushed in a cave

 

To those for whom hiding comes naturally know your

Silence protects no one

Posted in response to the challenge Language.

Jasper Morton

VT

15 years old

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