To Reign Supreme: The Poem

MY THOUGHTS AS I WATCHED THE TELEVISION SPECIAL: ‘SHINING LIGHT: A CONCERT FOR PROGRESS ON RACE IN AMERICA.’

Amid so much strife, I cry;

Amid pain and suffering, I cry;

Amid greed and jealousy, I choose to seek another level of consciousness, but yet I cry;

Amid my fear, I revere no one else but God, but HE now cries for me;

While feeling alone, I choose to seek only to understand, but in my understanding, I cry nonetheless;

Amid death and degradation, I must find ways to survive, a continuous search that leaves me lonely and alone, and that makes me cry;

In my quest to survive may mean the ultimate sacrifice, and for that, I will NOT cry, but I will rejoice in the highest, for this is the peace that I seek so I won’t continue to cry;

In its stead, I will climb, I will rejoice, and I will prosper. To this, I promise myself perseverance, as I cry and cry until I can’t cry anymore because, with H.O.P.E., the pain will end!