Looking to the future to remember the past wondering will this movement last
As the halls go silent never to forget who brought us to this
Tell the story of those who came before us creating a movement that we trust
Tell the story of a boy taken from his home not long ago
Tell the story of the man who went to the mountain top to tell that story
The yellow paint on the streets will it become a forgotten page fading away
Fading away as our ancestor's vague story becoming yellowing pages in our history books
This is our story of those claiming peace and those claiming hate
Tell the story of those who started a movement all the children who grew from it
Tell the story of a girl shook the world just to walk into school
Tell the story of a dream yet to be fulfilled and the hope that it one day will
A friendly greeting a warm handshake is the kind of power I'd like to emulate
A true hero doesn't carry weapons he carries a conviction for peace and equality
©Copyright Thomas Dooley 2020
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