MLK’s Dream Continues

MLK’s Dream Continues

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Martin Luther King
Had a dream
That electrified the world
And changed the U.S. for ever.

His dream that someday -

We would overcome hate,
Overcome racism,
Overcome our national shame
Of slavery and genocide
Against the native Americans,
And decades of exclusion
Of Asian immigrants.
Decades of hatred
Against the LGBTQ community.

Was powerful proof,
That in the end,
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness,
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate,
only love can do that."

And this day
His words and dreams
Are needed more than ever,

To combat the rising neofascism
Anti-Asian hate crime
Homophobia
Racism, white supremacy
and xenophobia

Unleashed by the former guy
And his MAGA followers

But in the end
We shall all overcome,
Become united,
fulfil Martin Luther King’s Dream
We shall overcome.

Hate and experience love
it is the moral arc
of the universe at work.

Long live his dream
And his legacy.


NEW PROMPT DUE 15 hours 17 minutes 17 seconds
As we observe the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr here in the US, write a STORY or POEM inspired by this quote from MLK -

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."
(From Strength to Love, 1963)

You can use the quote if you choose (not required).

Make sure you include your word count for stories (1000 words or less) or a line count for poems (40 lines or less) IN your forum post with the b-item link to your entry in order to be a qualified entry.