“The Dream”

Come so far there’s no need to dream?
Climbed the mountain to the mountaintop?
Have we forgotten the struggle?
The crawl
The oppression
Given a little so we find comfort
But what have we really been given?
Just enough
To satisfy
To calm the cants
Quiet the dream
But the dream shall not be buried
Forgotten
Pushed aside
The dream
To be equal
Not to achieve position
Look at me
Am I equal to you?
We are still dreaming to be
Not looked down upon
Stereotyped
Considered second tier
Hold on to the dream
Never fooled into letting go
Until it is reality
Not a minute before
Not at a bargain rate
To not to be a black man
Simply a man
No position
Control
Nor presidency
Can give us that
The dream
One that never be deferred
But carried
Passed down
Proudly
The dream
I AM A MAN