Marching to Washington

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ULuctpbU0E&sns=em
Marching to Washington                   timothy r gates, 8/17/2013
a sea of human hues,
Martin's Dream,
daydreamers
with collars, some in robes
with phylactories, some with crosses,
what we then called
white, black, yellow and red...
all precious in someone's sight.
"Human being?"
well, this is a choice.
Malcolm raises his fist
Martin bows his head
JFK quietly cheers,
all three murdered --
not all are human beings
not all choose to be humane
not all share the dream.
Watch out for those claiming
never to be bigoted,
their prayer groups include believers
their political parties include chanters.
The March
didn't require uniformity
didn't require see no, hear no, speak no evil.
it only asked us all to
Dream.
Woodstock,                                         
concert on a pig farm,
peace, love and togetherness
lived out, imperfectly
sex, drugs and rock & roll
a year later our romanticism was
murdered,
"4 Dead in O-H-I-O" -
president, governor and mayor,
blamed the kids
protesters and national guard,
A.H.'s passed the back.
Still do.
The Dream is lived.
Marching
children, adolescents
opened the doors,
"Let the sunshine in!"
old farts forget
spring love
sex in a meadow
holding hands just because,
falling in love.
and, pretend to know --
questions have been answered
faith is without doubt
everything is okay.
and say the funniest things,
"Some of my best friends are..."
"I have a dream!"
Where no one deserves more
Where no one deserves hell
Where there is one race.