i have a baton in my hand

it’s sacred
and powerful

and sometimes i forget i have it
shame on me

it’s old
heavy
and soiled

it’s rich with dreams
hopes
and fears

i have a baton in my hand
a champion’s baton

never can i
or will i stop running
fighting
living

every step
every tear
every drop of blood
and every gasp for air

gave it to me

every penny saved
every stitch sewn
every policy
and property paid for

insures my right to be here

i have a baton in my hand
and i have to

finish

to pass it on …

images:

  • Ruby Bridges – Wikipedia.org
  • Middle Passage – whslavery.weebly.com
  • Lunchcounter Heroes – Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement
  • Addie Mae Collins, Carole Robertson, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair – YouTube.com
  • Emmett Till – ABC News
  • Malcolm X – Colorado State University

© 2016 candi dugas, llc

i am a practical, judeo-christian theologian + an award-winning writer who pushes the envelope to change conversations that compel complete freedom. "We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes." ~"Ellas Song," Sweet Honey in the Rock. For the ancestors ... NOTE: my posts & comments expressed on this blog reflect my personal beliefs, thoughts, opinions, etc. & not necessarily those held or expressed by any organization with which i am affiliated. rev. dr. candi dugas is an ordained clergyperson in the church within a church movement (cwac.us).

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