The Walk

I walk to the door,
the door that all
America is now watching.
Why is America watching
this door?
Why does that man standing
by the door not want me
to go through the door you
might ask too?
It's all because of my color.
That man is white and I am black.
Some white people want me to
walk through that door, like RFK and JFK .
But some like the man standing in
front of the door do not want me to go
through the door.

Walking through a door.
It should be a simple task,
but it is not for me.
The white men accompanying
me make the white man in
front of the door move.
The door is open.
I do not look at the man
who was blocking the
door. I walk through the
door. The world is watching.

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