He opened his eyes and heard strange noises . They took him from that place to another place he had been before . Time passed and he was told there were many things he had to learn .
They educated him until war came and he managed to escape to another country .He searched for answers and looked for love . He considered a religious life , then they told him to get a job , get married and to have children .
He did all that .
He went on stages , he educated , he did all they asked . They asked him to sing and then they asked him to be quiet . He lived , he loved , he laughed . He gave , he took and he tried . He smiled , he spoke , he cried . He adapted , he adjusted , he changed through all the seasons of life and he found a way to survive .
Kidnapped and slapped around . Handcuffed to the ground . surrounded by strangers and he walked away from dangers time after time to find another place to go . He struggled with a troubled mind and his body was tired but he persevered because his spirit was strong . For many years he did the best he could against all the odds and he fought to overcome each challenge that came his way .
Suffered in silence , all the things they had said . Then things were concealed but others revealed in a secret , he was told .
Seek and you shall find . He found a door .
Ask and it shall be given . He asked which way to go .
Knock and the door will be opened .
The door opened up and he was invited to come in and then he found peace .
Note: Since my husband's cancer surgery 4/25/05, this book content has been integrated into the public speaking content for audiences interested in a sassy approach to personal and/or community awareness events. Another chapbook on intimate love poet
These timeless quotations culled from the celebrated corpus of writings by W.E.B. Du Bois are presented with illuminating introductory essays by Aberjhani. Narration of the Audible book performed by Catherine Byers.
