Louise Nelson Poet Dramatic Monologue

To Kneel Or Not To Kneel

You watched it on TV 
And you might have wondered why
Colin knelt on that football field 
What was he attempting to try? 
The narrative of his actions 
Were about America's attitude 
Towards Black men 
How they've been lynched, harassed
And murdered again, again and again 
Yes he got the attention of the world 
Especially this nation 
He started a dialog 
Of unparalleled participation 
And when the so-called powers that be
Showed their true colors 
As their prejudice was aired
The movement then flourished 
Took on a life of its own
And fruit it now has bared
To kneel or not to kneel 
On what principles do you stand?
To kneel or not to kneel 
Racism is alive and doing well in this land

As people of color we will no longer 
Compartmentalize our pain
And our degradation 
We now stand bold and unapologetic
In righteous indignation 
We give our God the glory 
Because in our hearts we truly know 
That He's the Creator and the one who's
Really running this show 

To kneel or to take a knee 
Is not a sign of disrespect 
But a gesture to show honor, esteem
And merit as one genuflects 
For every knee shall bow 
and every tongue shall confess
That Jesus the name above all other names
Is sovereign and blessed 
And as we take a knee in the church 
Or on the football field 
We kneel in privilege and in protest 
To let the world know how we feel 

For when one is knighted 
one kneels in supplication 
And when a soldier has fallen 
All kneel in commiseration 
And when we kneel to pray 
To Father God our heavenly Lord 
We are showing respect and reverence 
To Him in all accord
Colin didn't realize that his actions 
Were pregnant with infinite possibilities 
That by kneeling he opened the eyes
Of this nation and revealed its frailties 

To kneel or not to kneel 
Jesus Himself did kneel in fact 
He took a knee for all of us 
To let us know He had our backs 
TO KNEEL OR NOT TO KNEEL

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