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THROUGH A SHATTERED GLASS I SEE


Through a muddy pane are visions of me
Faintly defined by the possibilities
Veiled thoughts never conceived by you
A dream deferred because of the darkness of my hue?
A future promised as vast as the sea
But it's through a shattered glass I see


Drenched in the apathy of exclusion
I grope at the idea of equality while saturated by confusion
Is hope just a far away dream?
Or is it the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things unseen?
I stand ready to answer the call of destiny
But it's through a shattered glass I see


Potential obscured by the perception of divine right
Resistance is futile or you will flex your might
Is greatness just the sovereignty of you?
While I sit by and marvel at the things that you do
Only the opaqueness of time limits what you can be
Sadly though, it is through a shattered glass I see

Written by Willie C. Robinson, Sr.

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