Yes we can

Even though the bus is nearly empty
   the only seat open to me in in the back.
Even though there is no line of people waiting for water
   I can not quench my thirst at that fountain.
Even though I love my country and want to defend it,
   there is no plain in this man's army that I am allowed to serve in.
Even though I am bright, a child eager to learn
   There is no place in that school for me.
Even though I am just a young man who has done no wrong
   A tree branch and rope await my neck.
Even though I love my children , I can not stop my master
   from selling them off to a far away place.
Even though I just want to run and play on a field of grass
   That park is not a place I am allowed to enter.
Even though the polls are open and the law says I can vote,
   I will not be able to because of poll taxes and tests that exclude me.
                                                                                                        
Can we remember these things?
Can we fall on our faces before a Creator who watched these injustices,
   and can we cry out how sorry we are?
Can we make it right?
Can we start fresh?
Can we restore the rights of every man to what they were meant to be?
YES         WE          CAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TJ 2008