Across the path of righteousness
A house dived cannot stand
Indifference breeds the consequence
For hatred in the land
What have we done, what have we not
The flag for privileged few
Complacency will never get
Real action from the pew
How many more, how long, O Lord
The hundreds have gone past
In waiting years with fear, unrest
The search for peace, at last
We are your people, image made
No different, bleed the same
Please stop the madness and the hate
Please stop the jeers, the names
It’s not our fault, we came enslaved
In ships claimed, from the Lord
Were treated less than animals
Lost souls were placed aboard
And off we went to promised land
With shackles and our scars
If dared to fight, lost dignity
The right to live was barred
Then through the years, they came and went
The rich and white prevailed
The Constitution granted rights
We knew that ship had sailed
From bad to worse, the violence claimed
Our brothers, moms, and dads
Please not forget our sisters too
‘Twas rape, was all they had
A voice then came, crying in the night
He came in peace, assailed
He marched along to do what’s right
His letters, pleas, from jail
The dreamer dared to speak again
The world, for all to see
Countless came to hear his voice
‘Bout character, he decreed
But then, the message, to suggest
We’re equal in God’s sight
It brought disgust and further hate
Just get him out of sight
The angel killed, the shot was heard
Was silenced as he fell
The hope to change what couldn’t change
Brought tyranny and hell
Erected statue, on the mall
A national holiday
So,nothing changed, went back to sleep
The country and its ways
And 57 plus years later
The George Floyd’s still remain
Despite the lies, the country’s ripped
Brutality, still aflame
Movements come and movements go
The government never cared
The talk from pulpits dimmed and gone
Lord’s love was never shared
And pray we must, to battle on
For God, all people mattered
But now, it black lives, focus please
Their lives are torn and shattered
Hardened not your heart, you see
Please listen to their voice
We all must live in equity
We all must have a choice
It’s not about the battle lines
Not who is right or wrong
Gods’ people need their due respect
We all are dear, belong