I AM

I am more than just man
I am earth's history,

it's body and it's soul

I am the cotton fields

and the plantations of the deep South

I am the water hoses

and the biting K-9s of the far North

I am blistered hands and tired feet

I am filled with the songs of freedom

and the souls of every black man before me

Heavy are the chains of injustice

a country built on the backs of a people

My tears are mixed with blood

salted and bitter are the taste of shattered souls

But I hold my head up high

because i realize my strength doesn't just come from

my back, or my arms or even my loins

It comes from my mind,

my heart,

my inner being,
my God

For I am more than just man....