Life is serious,
When freedom is at stake,
No time for frivolous comment,
Progress striving for a break.

He campaigned for the poor,
The persecuted blacks,
The fight against the white man,
Segregation were the facts.

Change was resisted,
Some died for the cause,
He was one to be respected,
And reluctant to use force.

Stubborn history of those,
Who would not budge,
Commanded by their forefathers,
To continue with the drudge.

But this man stood his ground,
Fought for freedom rights,
His ideas with a sound
Fairness in his sights.

Equality for all men
Regardless of their colour,
His heart was open,
For us to love one another.

Like a pretty bird
Colourful and bright,
Rage and jealousy,
Extinguished his bright light.

The Baptist Minister,
Changes he did bring,
Civil rights activist,
Was Martin Luther King.