Hunted and sought
Captured then bought
Still we do survive
Shackled and chained
Whipped to be trained
Still we do survive
Raped and abused
Scarred, misused
Still we do survive
Worked just like dogs
Fed worse than hogs
Still we do survive
Freed then discarded
Our progress retarded
Still we do survive
Separate but equal
Slavery’s sequel
Still we do survive
The Movement fights
For basic rights
Still we do survive
A change from the past
With “Free At Last”
Still we do survive
Dreams still deferred
Our consciences stirred
Still we do survive
The POTUS is Black
So racists fight back
Still we do survive
A Movement anew
Now what will we do
More than just survive
© Gayle Force Press 2019
A poem by Franklin Oliver
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