We – Nathan M. Richardson
Larry Robinson
Lrobpoet at sonic.net
Fri Jul 27 07:57:09 PDT 2018
We
(After June Jordan’s – “A Poem for South African Women”)
“We are the ones we been waiting for”
Just listen to yourselves and we will wait no more
No need for another Malcolm or Martin
When you stand ready at the door of greatness
Seeds sewn by Sojourner have now sprouted in her likeness as true
New answers to old questions now lie in the hands of youth
Man or woman in the mirror now serves as your proof
that we are the ones we’ve been waiting for
Challenge is to realize your worth
But not before we understand our birthright to the throne
Our fate is our own
We are the clones of pharaohs and queens
We do not stand alone
We are the people
To end WAR
We Are Responsible
To conclude the long WAIT
We Acknowledge It’s Time - Now
Yes we are the ones we’ve been waiting for you
A community of self
Individuality the wealth that makes the collective unique
New reality that we hold the answers we seek
We need not lean on the crunch
Our government too much overrated
Our concerns too often debated and debated and debated and debated
Yes we are the one we’ve been waiting for
Just listen to yourself and we will wait no more
No need for another Malcolm or Martin
when you stand ready at the door of greatness
Seeds sewn by Sojourner have now sprouted in her likeness as truth
New answers to old questions now lie in the hands of youth
Man or woman in the mirror now serves as your proof
that we are the ones we've been waiting for
– Nathan M. Richardson
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