YOUR LIGHT STILL SHINES

As a little boy 
I've heard about you 
Even though the Atlantic Ocean separated us 
My country and people 
Profited from the things you did.
Equality for all people 
You try to achieve 
Teaching minority's to trust 
Hope and believe.
Justice was on the top of your list 
Some took this lightly 
And your messages they often resisted.
Peace and love 
You demonstrated and preach 
You stood in plain sight 
While others hid under sheets.
The path of nonviolence 
You taught and walked 
You saw all people as Gods children 
Who should live in unity 
And subdue the earth.
You were a gift to us all 
Like the blessings received from the sun
But your light was for a moment hindered 
By the bullet of hatred' gun.
Yet your light burns brighter  
In our hearts and souls 
Dr Martin Luther King Jr. 
We are grateful to you 
For you unselfishness and life of love.
By 
Wilford Barker.