I met a Black man today.
He stood strong and steadfast
like an oak in the wind.

When he walked,
he walked with the ancestral
prowess of his his African
King Daddy.

His tall sleek build told the
world of his athletic abilities.
Yet his mannerism and speech
told of his political tendencies.

Oh yes, I met a beautiful
Black Prince today, Who
Was destined to be a King.
Standing, looking and listening.

I finally had to ask his name.
He told me he was the waterboy,
Emmett Till, Paul Roberson, Medgers
Evers, Cleveland  Sellars, Jackie
Robinson, Tyler Perry, Rev.Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr and
President Barack Hussein Obama.

Louisa A Dobbins
reproduced (C)2010