I Would Like To Be

You Cannot Always Control The Powers-that-be. You Just Have To Have Faith And Stand By The Things You Believe In.

My Only Concern Was To Get Home After A Hard Day's Work.

I Will No Longer Act On The Outside In A Way That Contradicts The Truth That I Hold Deeply Inside. I Will No Longer Act As If I Were Less Than The Whole Person I Know Myself Inwardly To Be.

I Thought About Emmett Till, And I Could Not Go Back. My Legs And Feet Were Not Hurting, That Is A Stereotype. I Paid The Same Fare As Others, And I Felt Violated. I Was Not Going Back.

When People Made Up Their Minds That They Wanted To Be Free And Took Action, Then There Was A Change.