| Author | Message | ||
     Alexus00 Newbie Poster Username: Alexus00 Post Number: 2 Registered: 11-2005 Rating: |
FOR MS. BEULAH MAE DONALD On The Battlefield in Mobile, Alabama not so long ago, 1962 a brown, baby boy was born in Mobile his name was Michael alongside a dark, southern road wanders the soul of a young, black man yes he is a brother of mine his name was Michael Donald not so long ago, 1981 somewhere in Alabama a lynching took place devastating the entire black race his name was Michael footprints remain of a brave, colored soldier with a dream to be… crying, “what does AMERICA mean to me!” rise and sing my people! yes, he is a brother of mine many folks prayed many folks sighed the day that brother Michael laid down and died on the battlefield oh brothers, oh sisters not so long ago, March 1981 one Saturday evening yet another soul has been set free alongside the dark, southern road there stands the soul of a young, black man yes, he is a brother of mine his name was Michael Donald ~Terry a O'Neal, Author, Poet & Educator   | ||
| Rmmorris Newbie Poster Username: Rmmorris Post Number: 6 Registered: 01-2006 Rating: N/A |
Mrs. O'Neal, First let me say that I was devastated when I viewed this picture. I am a young woman of color and I have seen documentaries on lynching in the South. But seeing this felt different. It is a picture that communicated so much pain and hate. I didn't know this young man. But I get emotional because of what happened to him. Your poem brought him to life. You dignified and honored him by celebrating his spirit. He is my bother too. Thank You, Robin Morris |
