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1 poem·Since March 2013
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Ode To Emmett Till

March 24, 2013
Justice denied at fourteen Beaten, shot, dumped Death finally claiming to end your pain Where is justice I yell An eerie response echoes Not here at Tallahatchie River Where is justice I yell Not here responds the steps of the courthouse Where is justice I yell Not here responds Jim Crow The pain from the heart is unbearable The chains wrapped around the segregated South is relentless Where is justice I yell Here I AM I AM the force and the light that will change the world I AM the voice for the Emmett Tills of the world Here I AM I AM the Civil Rights Movement Peace, rest Emmett You have paved the way I will hold your hand to comfort you I AM your friend I AM your greatest champion After the violent storm you painfully endured, I AM your rainbow Peace, rest Emmett Civil Rights Movmement is HERE
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