All I Can Be
5.25 feet,
is that all I amount to?
Is that all that they can see
or or can the see, the real truth
that inside of this inconspicuous shell,
lies a meek warrior chief
whose wisdom and strength,
spread joy and relief.
I am the uncrowned king,
who shall right all wrongs
a leader to show
where we truly belong
I follow the path of law and order,
sometimes from the land,
but truly within my minds own borders,
uncorrupted by man.
Though try as he might
to sow seeds of fascism and hate,
to make me think that my short height
or brown skin makes me an inferior race
They tried to bind me
in ignorance like my ancestors,
but my wounds have closed
where on others they festered.
When words once used in ancient times
to symbolize our source of pride,
were twisted to inspire hate
and used on us to derogate.
But I know that my substance
is greater than my form,
and with this declaration
you have been warned
I am small for now,
but like a wave
I will rise up
and bring a change