Never To Be Silenced

Enslaved…………Demoralized…………..Ridiculed

For being self

A fight a battle many have fought along the path to perfect justice

Not having a place to sit

Being pushed to the back of the bus

Separated by not only gender but color too

Not being evaluated by one’s own merit

But color seemed to be the only pre-requisite

As the days passed we attempted to become the accepting factor

But you can look at the curvature of my waist

The kink in my hair

The mahogany of my tone

And know that I am fine being naturally me

See I stand on the shoulders of those that have went before me

Motivated and inspired by the likes of MLK

Not afraid to speak of the injustices placed forth

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. 

Spoken by none other than MLK

With that I vow to never be silenced

See that is why I lay my pen to this purity

For the only pure race is the human race

Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality. 

Different and unique we all are

But the shade of my skin does not define my skill

It is for those naysayers that I continue to travel uphill

With the Lord as my father directing every path

I am bound to defeat the world’s wrath

Within my lifetime I have seen a black man take lead

President Obama promising to fulfill a good deed

Ridiculed and tested not only for works unapproved

But also questioned from the very beginning in reference to his roots

...And I've looked over, and I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land. So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. 

I mirror MLK’s sentiment, we are not there yet

But I know that We Shall Overcome and be moved from last to first

Matthew 20:16 ties it all together best

"So the last will be first, and the first will be last." 

_Enigma (01/15/2012)