I AM

I am, uncomfortable, concerned, and unnerved

I am angry, and uncertain by the things that I have observed

I live in the land of the free and home of the brave

Where no man should be held down and no man a slave

Innocent until we are proven guilty, so they say

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, free to work, free to play

Raised in the color-blind decade, where all were “equal”

But I am not seeing these principles in that era’s sequel.

I have served all men with my own blood sweat and tears

But now I see that some of them have hearts full of fears.

Is the soul of man so entirely full of such hate?

That the color of our skin should determine our fate?

My faith declares that all men before God are a treasure

And that in our diversity Jehovah finds pleasure.

I am no longer color-blind for I am a patron of the arts

Though I judge a man not by his outward appearance but by his heart.

Evil cannot triumph, and we must not be kept silent

We must stand up and defend the innocent from those who are violent.

Red and yellow, black and white they are precious in God’s sight

Now is the time to take bold action, now we must stand for the right.

In prayer, and in deed, day in and day out, never should we grow so complacent again

That we should look the other way when evil stands to triumph over innocent men

May Yahweh give us the favor and the strength to bring this to pass

That all men may finally say Free at last, Free at last, Thank God Almighty I am free at Last.