The Poets At The Very End Will Win

The Poets, who are perpetually good, humble, patient and wise At the very end, will undoubtedly win. The Poets, who chastise Everything that is wrong and iniquitous in our society, will always Defeat racism, inequality, bigotry and injustice in countless ways They unmask the ugliness and the greed of many hearts and souls The Poets are not pusillanimous, feeble and, of course, not dumb fools If you see tears in his beautiful eyes, it is not because of weakness Cowardice or lack of bravery. Let me tell you, my friends, that greatness Cannot be lent, brought or purchased. Greatness is earned through Pain, love, wit, humility, sacrifice and patience, after living a slew Of problems, indignities, and adversities. Poets bow to no evils, to no Devils. The Poets, the wise and consummate thinkers, will blow Your mind with words that can obliterate the wicked nastiness of racism Because we are one family regardless of the colors or shades of the prism We are one human family, one human race regardless of the mirror The lives of our people, the lives of the marginalized ones matter Black lives matter, the lives of our suffering people will in perpetuum Matter and the lives of mothers, fathers and children matter. In sum The Poets' words are as sharp as lethal swords, which can slice the iron Of the oppressors' bloodthirsty boots. The Poets, at the very end, will win Poets are like humble and good politicians, which, at the end, will remain. P.S. This poem is dedicated to Congressman John Robert Lewis, to the famous and unsung Heroes of the civil rights movement. Copyright © July 2020, Hebert Logerie, all rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several volumes of poetry.