on this day that I learnt he died
on this day i learnt that they took him away
on this day in this room where we honor him
there was not a dry eye.
there was not a soul who did not have a hole in his heart
not a throat that did not choke, on his speeches
because history teaches, what he fought for
yet today we all claim hypocritically to carry his legacy
when we don't even carry an identity
was it in vain, was all the pain of the sit ins
and beat downs and blood that soaked the ground
that became mundane. was it in vain?