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Life is a litter of examples, and I must be true My sister made it through school and I can too The best example is my own flesh and blood She was born in the struggle, she grew in the mud My mama keeps selling me her only dream Education is the key, child, it is her theme So my probity is to be the best in school The proof of my dignity is that I’m no fool. I know violence destroys hopes and careers I study, but can’t concentrate, neither my peers Police cars screaming, gun shots in our ears The violence is mounting and so are my fears I reflect, I think back, what they did with pen And ink, they did achieve, but now we descend And stand at the brink. Dr. King was our friend, Our hero, our leader, a good example to men He walked through the bitter darkness, bold He was undaunted, he led families and fold Across the bridge of peace, it was no breeze Let us be united and continue the legacy, please Let us be like Dr. King, Rosa Parks and Ghandi Let us be understanding, rise in dignity Forget the color, it’d not race, not black and white It is coming together to do what is right Stop the violence, the hate, the destruction Of the mind, the crucifying of our ambition The overthrowing of our leaders and history They paved a way, a way we can be free. I want to live in comfort without hostility I want to claim the prize and keep the legacy I want my education; I am tired of the policy That binds me politically to impotency O we are losing our kids without making a sound We are falling apart being politically bound I ask myself what can I do, O what can I do I am praying to God the dream will come through
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