June 4, 2021

Freedom

Call it Ours

as something

to be maintained, supported

nurtured but never owned

For we know that any creation of a righteous God

may never be bound by our will

She is, he is, they are one of ours

Call us ours

As in every moment in time

Every flesh and blood and push

Every labor of love and of life

That we come into and come from

That was necessary

We have always been ours

Both the most and the least we’ve got

To work with and work on

An innovation and afterlife

We see Black never dies

For we exist as a wheel turns forward

We go back and find

Call it ours

A commitment to every passing second and soul

Into the next day and night

rejoicing once more