MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Poem For Today - Friday Oct. 31, 2014

THE DREAM

He had a dream

he had a dream

one day

Blacks/Whites

living together

in peace.

He had a dream

he had a dream

cut short

by a bullet

now a memory,

a page of history.

He had a dream

Yes, oh, yes

he did dream,

some people

don't understand

how dangerous

it is to dream.

He had a dream

one day justice

would reign

we would live as

brothers/sisters.

Dreams are dangerous

when the poor

believe, trust, love,

and are committed to them.

© Trinidad Sanchez Jr.

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Poems by Trinidad Snachez Jr.

Pecan Grove Press

St. Mary’s University

San Antonio, Texas

  October 31, 2014