Waiting for Freedom
by Ali
I watched
I saw what I have never seen before
Hand in hand
Blacks and whites
A twinkle came to my eyes
That sight I was sure I would never see again
I watched
I saw that I couldn't change the color of my skin
I was dark
Darker than any rainy night sky
The sound I hoped I would hear once again
Laughing one by one together
As I looked over I saw it
They don't think we understood
Understood what they were doing to us
I saw the signs that read "Whites only!"
All over town
Segregation
Segregation was splitting us apart
I wanted to be integregated
The days that
passed me
Left me and my memories
I was lost in my own heart
Thinking one word
why?