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"What will humanity do if I don't help?" ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sup, I entered this in to this years MLK contest and I got 2nd place, to my man Jason Davis. It is kind of long, but awesome, so here you go:
40 Years - We Shall Overcome
There is a concept of fertile ground that needs to be
nurtured and taken care of, but in order for movements and revolutions to
sprout, we must keep a fertile mind.
There is a strength in love and support that helps us grow. You see it in a mother’s eye, you hear it in
a leader’s voice, and we must find it within ourselves.
Imagine today, some 40 years ago. This moment that we are recognizing would be
barricaded by the law, yet today we are free.
Imagine this moment, 40 years ago many of us wouldn’t be
standing here together, we may have been on opposite ends of the spectrum, yet
today we are friends.
Imagine this moment, 40 years ago. In this beloved country of ours, our parents
and some of you were standing in these institutions, for the same auspicious
cause.
40 years ago, we saw TV images and photos of hatred. Many of you lived through moments I pray to
never find myself in.
Today we stand here in the same movement, passed down by
generations, teaching resistance and getting rid of impotence.
We stand here today for a reason that now defines us. We are here because of the triumphs and
tribulations of a movement.
Today, we have fertile minds that sometimes rewind, only to
remind us of the pain. To help us
remember that there is far more to gain.
We must be our own heroes, our own MLKs, bringing sunshine on rainy
days, leaving stains in my memory of men and women with brave ways. I collect these thoughts to portray the
beautiful array of freedom, to help dismay the public of our country’s treason. There simply is no reason that hatred is in
season. It’s time to go hunting for
injustice and bring peace.
Fertility and stability shall come with passionate dreams,
and boy do I have a dream. It is a dream
we all share, a dream that is close to all of us. It is our duty to fulfill his dream and carry
out a scheme to overcome. We will break
the silence, and we shall overcome.
Today, this movement still exists, in each and every one of
us. It exists in the very reason we are
gathered here, to remember and never forget a leader, and all those who
followed him.
It was only 40 years ago that this world changed. With his departure he left a legacy that
lives in each of us. We carry this
change by making the decision to accept what is right and forbid what is wrong
and to remember how he was strong.
40 years ago, Dr. King stood for social justice and moral
freedom. Today, we are still standing. I stand here with you, under the nostalgia of
‘lights, camera, and action’, ready to fight forward and carry out his passion.
Dr. King has provided me with inspiration to stand up when
others are just sitting by. Dr. King has
provided me with the courage to believe in myself. Dr. King has helped me stay strong and give
me insight to what is true.
Dr. King means the world to many. Dr. King means the voice of the under
represented. We stand together in one
voice to remember the trials of a people who carry a long rooted history in our
country. It isn’t so simple to reverse
the wrongs of the past, and it isn’t easy to forget either. The past will be remembered, and that is why
we act, that is why we march forward, that is why we will never forget, and
that is why we shall overcome.
Dr. King is my mentor, Dr. King is my voice, and he is our
voice. I have made Dr. Kings dream my
own to live out, so we can all live in it, I hope you do the same.
__________________________ Peace out,
ModernJourney
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