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What he said 55 years ago,
Changed millions of lives
Stirring hearts and minds
Yet angering some to a point
So piercing he was assassinated for it.
Did you know that he was the
FBI’s most hated person?
And despite being that,
This one man decided within himself
That a change had to take place.
He along with countless others
Attempted to put an end to
Racial discrimination and prejudice
At a time when it was at its peak.
But it was when his judgment
From mankind was brought to
The nation’s center stage
As he read his now iconic
I have a Dream speech that
Changed the dynamics of
What was to come.
What he said was
He had a dream
And that despite all the atrocities
He experienced over that time
He was happy that night
He wasn’t worried about anything
He wasn’t fearing any man
And all he wanted to do was God’s will.
What he said was
“Mine eyes have seen the glory
Of the coming of the Lord.”
He did what was asked of him
Because he was shown
A place had been prepared for him
He’s been to the mountain top
And that God allowed him to see
The promised land.
Can you imagine just for a moment
The enormity of how the thoughts
And actions of one man led to the
Impact of so many millions of lives
That it changed how we
Think and feel to this day?
I can’t even begin to describe
What he said.
©1/25/23 LP45
