CRY
They say the world changed that day
But did it really?
Millions screamed in awe and agony
at the changing face of democracy
but still others in parts of the country
were denied the humanity
and the ability to fall in love
Marry
Grow old with
Raise a family
and die in the arms of the one
They called husband or wife just because
their marriage did not consist of both
They say the world changed that day….
Did it really?
Cause still across the sea
Families cry in broken lands
Full of pain and misery
Caused by men whose skin
Is the same
The world had changed yet
Unjust Wars are still being fought,
Air is turning sour and unfit for breathing,
Empty tummies fall asleep
Not on cotton sheets
But cold concrete that offer
Pillows for dreams of better days
The world has changed
But little old white ladies
Write jokes on paper napkins
Of Aunt Jemima holding a chicken wing
Replacing the Statue of Liberty
Because their democracy has been tainted
And little seven year old girls bleed infection
Because their mama’s can’t afford
The price of recovery
And
A boy is charged with the killing of his father
And the Congo cries out
Flooding leaves kill many and leave
thousands homeless in Brazil
Teen gets 4 life terms for racist murders in South Africa
Deadly bomb attacks hit Baghdad
In this changing world
The world is changing
Slowly and yet still so much remains the same
