“poem called life”

by K. Williams@ 10:20pm on January 14, 2021

 

Using one hand to cook

And the other to write

Trying to figure out this thing

Called life

Using one hand to clean

And the other to wipe

Trying to figure out this thing called life

Using one hand and my voice

Letting people know we all have a choice

Using this thing called a pen

Advocating for others, taking a stand

This is what Martin Luther King Jr

Believed in

We all are one nation, we all bleed the same

That is something that NO ONE can ever change

As we come closer to MLK day

We have to tackle this racism in a positive way

There’s nothing pretty about discrimination

That’s why I come to you as a nation

United we stand, divided we fall

What does it mean to conquer it all?

Lots of innocent lives taken in a flash by disguise

They did not hide the pride of our demise

MLK will not see this world in hate

There’s still loves of love to give from past mistakes

Let’s all take a stand and reminisce

For Rosa Parks, MLK Jr, and Malcolm X

They all paved a way for each and every one

I want to make them proud in 2021