August March

overcome over fifty years
I have a dream, in arrears
we shall - shall we?
well - we'll see
fifty years later and
the ***** still is not free
tell 'em about the dream 
again Martin
tell 'em Trayvon - tell Martin

© Goode Guy 2013-08-25

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/august#Adjective
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trayvon_Martin#Trayvon_Martin
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