I remember falling in love with you when I hit my second decade I had heard of you before but I didn’t really know you Then I met you and I quickly became a fan Loving you for taking a stand Loving you for trembling with indignation at injustice Fighting against ‘ism-s’ Colonial Imperial and Capital Putting your money where your mouth is Totally unafraid My lovely Che

Hasta siempre, comandante, en la lucha

You spoke to my revolutionary heart

Putting into words and actions my myriad feelings

Standing a la izquierda where I felt most like myself

But

There was a language we didn’t share

An area you failed to reach

That isn’t your fault by any means

And it didn’t minimize what you meant to me

We’re two different people, you see

And I needed something more than esta lucha

And then I met him

I remember falling in love with Husayn when I hit a quarter age

I had heard of him before but I didn’t really know him

Then I met him and I fell

I fell hard

Loving him for taking a stand

And prostrating before The Creator

Sword in hand