Righteousness Rising
To homes of minds confusing
The forces of change keep coming
The past no longer comforting
Their dark secrets now revealing
An old way of life ignoring
The horrors of man crawling
Underneath power unrelenting
In their yards crosses burning
Give me penance preaching
A childhood now remembering
Stars and bars always waving
Bruised cheeks no longer turning
Hoses spraying and dogs barking
Unleashed minds becoming
Outraged at Mississippi burning
No matter the many years passing
In the age of mankind evolving
Their souls are finally exploding
The time of liberation crossing
Rivers that were once dividing
You asked what is their wanting
In the time of mankind's reckoning
How will their roots begin flowering?
When their garden we begin watering
But upon water no one walking
Only sermon mountains drowning
No matter politicians rendering
Only the heart knows true loving
In minds never forgetting
Legacy is not about accepting
Only God can truly be forgiving
What is it you were expecting?