Martin Luther King Day

We always fall back on quick sayings, as if they will take
the edge off the pain
They say "The Good Die Young" but what do we gain?
He lived his life, spoke his mind and told the truth
Before God & country he swore that he had climbed
the mountain...to see the "promised" land...his belief
his only proof.

That someone filled with hate & rage could end such a life
is really an awful shame.
Forty years have slowly passed, his message still lasts
freedom rings, the mountain top is closer still...we turn
inwards to look for blame.

Sandi