Mercedes Hodge Poet Rhyme

I Have A Dream Too

I had a dream just like Martin Luther King 
Last night as I lay in my bed 
Thoughts in my head as real as bloodshed 
And every single word that Martin has ever said 
I thought of the colors of the rainbow
Each color represents my people
A struggle not just between black and white
But, yet a mental tug of war
Of whom will see the light
If my exterior makes me inferior
Then search the archives in my head
Cut me deep and realize that I too bleed red 
Just like you and it’s true that he hath created us the same 
So, to put me in chains and take away my name 
You should be very ashamed 
I’m no disciple but according to the bible 
There is one God and one true faith 
I don’t recall it at all about it being Godly to hate
For God so loveth the world that he gave his only begotten son 
He also gave us logic, reason, free will, and dominion
To rule over the animals on the land, and the foul in the air
But, to rule over each other is ungodly and unfair
But as today’s black men try to put away the pain of the past 
Let us not lack forgiveness
As we remain strong and try to live long
Forgiveness towards our own sisters and brothers
Make us better Christians who walk by faith and not simply by sight
We can work, play, and live with black, yellow, red, and white
That is quite alright 
That is the day that Martin Luther King wanted to see
All of us holding hands, not succumbing to society’s demands
But meeting them tenderly and lovingly
See the hoods are off and the white clothes are cast aside 
All racists, idolaters, bigots, and hypocrites must run and hide
I am not saying the act of racism is deceased
But since the day Of King, I’ve seen a minor decrease
Slurs over here, slurs over there but oh can it be
We are finally being recognized as people who have the quality of humanity
We too can love and get along without a fight 
That parable alone brings us closer to God and makes us Christ-like
So, keep creating high tech drug smuggling and liquor stores 
Because you can delay me and squash me
Miseducate and brainwash me
Systematically mutilate my whole army 
You can’t define a whole race by a few ghettos and slums much longer
We are educating our minds as of now 
So the next generation will be stronger 
See, I know it is tough to bite into what I say
So eat , swallow it, gobble it up 
Digest it and make it a part of you and me
Think on it hard before you go to sleep 
And you too will have the same dream 
To be whatever it is, you want to be

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