Why I Ran

I ran not from the Klan as they drove through the Deep South I ran not from the man with his hand in a Nazi salute I ran not when they told me I had to take my food outside because I was colored I ran not from the hardships as an Africa-American man I ran not from the big bad Jim Crow I ran not because of the blue and red lights behind me I ran to show others like me that they could run too I ran so that I could bring together a nation that was split I ran so that I could have that one chance I ran so that the world could see my greatness I ran so that I could show that my people were not inferior I ran so that people could remember my name I am Jesse Owens