A GIrl with Courage Ruby Bridges

There is a path just found behind the school Rumors say what happened there was very, very cruel I go to see the famous place And find footsteps at the base I follow it and hear a crack I’m in someone else’s flashback I see her life through my eyes And hear all her silent cries Many yell and threaten her Their face a mask of anger She does not quake nor does she tremble But she smiles like an angel She points her chin with pride and spirit And walk on floors of granite I see her childhood of insults and hurt But her mind is fresh and pert She still fought to go to school Despite people being cruel She was a black in a place of whites But she was the brave sunlight With this strength she went on in life Doing everything she believed in I come back to reality to do a little bit of thinking I realize now that I agree That everyone is a beauty Black or white or red or yellow We’re all a human fellow I still hear her say “I fight for equality no one can take that from me” Ruby Bridges was the girl who was brave She inspires me to give like how she gave Even if this was long ago Her memories are still aglow