A Strong Black Man
I treat people with respect,
Went to college as was planned;
For I was always brought up
To be a strong black man.
You may lie or you may jail me,
Try to shoot me were I stand;
But I will always rise up
As a strong black man.
You may deny me my promotion
Or try to chop away my hand;
But I will always stand up
As a strong black man.
In wartime while other flee,
I will fight hand to hand.
For I will always stand up
As a strong black man.
On the tombstone as it reads
(Bravery)
With the words as it stand,
That “He had always stood up
As a strong black man.”
Copyright © Eric Washington | Year Posted 2022
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