Forward In the 60's

rd In The 60's By Curtis Lee Johnson In the rural South, sometimes life was cruel Robbery from the poor was legal via dirt cheap labor In the North, city life was fearful and dangerous I was robbed at gunpoint one dark scary night I was often shocked and shaken, but never immobilized We braved the cold and the danger zones in Chicago But seldom were we tempted to be weak and cowardly We kept moving ahead, always thriving to push forward There are memories of riot fires and gun shots in the night But we stood boldly, strong, and tall, by sheer determination