September 11 in Santiago*
We who rightly mourn by grave sites
We claim September 11 for ourselves
Our dead, our disappeared and maimed
We claim September 11 for ourselves
Our hopes turned crimson that fateful day
Our heroes hoisted on their bayonets
Our songs of freedom desecrated
Our great poet defamed muted
We claim September 11 for ourselves
And you who claim everything
For once please be silent and prayerful
And learn from what the winds sown
With seeds of hatred have brought you
Come share this day of reflection
And for once be silent and prayerful
* The coup against Salvador Allende took place on
September 11, 1973 with significant official backing,
if not instigation, from the United States Government.