Thursday, January 22, 2015

Work still to do – v2

in the words of his inaugural
the words of resolve
an echo of Joshua
of work still to do
a nation still divided
too many struggling
dying in the streets
perhaps bolder words
grander than his last
touching on our aspirations
that none would be lost
each initiative, each desire
to lift up our neighbor
to answer an innate call
to bind up our brothers
our sisters, the others
those who share this walk
those still struggling
in this nation we love

edited January 21, 2015
Work still to do – v2

January 21, 2013
Work still to do
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
and his final speech before his assassination
and Inauguration of the President
Barack Hussein Obama
Invocation
by Myrlie Evers-Williams
Inaugural Address
&
quote in the speech, “"Our journey is not complete until our
gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law"
&
&
several poems written in 2009
on the juxtaposition of the
80th birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
and the inauguration of Barack Obama
as President of the United States of America

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