Martin Luther King
Martin was a man of mettle Kingly to the clan
Athletic in prowess the pristine preacher's son
Registered first as Michael, he heaven's rapturer
Templed his genius above the common A grader
Interned to Moorehouse, forsook a health degree
Nurtured in theology later and fed with philosophy.
Luster of tongue ladling a lintless mind, he shrined
Ultimate tenets of peace from Ghandi who went first
The tenacious trumpeter to black civil rights inclined
Hedged us morally in the discourse; demonized, cursed
Excess of Ham demanding a seat at the table of unity
Rightfully, because of Martin's new vision of mutuality
Klans folk fire bombed his church, and then his home
Incacerated, hosed, stabbed, the work tolled his life
North and South reluctant states of mind full of foam
Giving place to honor the gracious giant in this strife
Justice justly deserving his judicious capital journey
Reclaiming the promise with savant prose and oratory.
Copyright © David Smalling | Year Posted 2012
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