A Path To Freedom: a Black Mans Dream

Today I’m free from slavery Yet hatred still revolves in my life rev MLK had a dream it was for darkness of hatred to be freed by the light Dr king died doing his best so that people like me would have a better place to live in A different world than the one he lived in everyday he wanted a change but It seemed the more change was made the more most things stayed the same Slavery ended and segregation and oppression began The only difference was now we were not bonded but our rights as humans still were. We were free to go wherever we pleased But not free from disgust and hateful remarks Signs that banned the colored from certain privileges If people put as much energy in to love as that did with hatred The world would be lovely But it seems as thought that dream is a fantasy and It seems as though history repeats itself I’M SUPPOSE TO BE FREE! With my 40 acres and a mule Yet I’m held captive by hatred of people who think they can rule me, Just because my skin was dark brown It’s not going to happen because we have rights now Hatred of people like me who think because one generation put chains on our feet and lashes on our backs called us words that started with the letter n referring to “blacks” Listen to me, one bad apple don’t spoil the whole bunch Black and white are two shades of beauty to me Two five-letter words that mean my skin in darker than yours is light Don’t try to stereotype me as a person who hates you because of the past I look in to the future on to my freedom path I can not be in despair about mistakes and bad judgment I have to get over my feelings toward things that happened long ago I can forgive, I just won’t forget or I will make the same mistake as other people around here