Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. Always and Forever

In honor of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. who was taken from us 50 years ago. All I can say is this:        MARTIN 50 yearslike yesterdaymotel. balcony. sky.remembrance of reading bookwas it elementary school whenI turned pagesgot queasy frombirds-eye view of crew cutblond bristles exposing pale skulleye glasses, gun risinghands up don't shootdidn't see it comingexcept night beforeyou intimatedwe'd have togo on without youbut howwhen you led usmountaintop full of hopedashedthine eyes haveseen the glorydashedgrateful, reverentreverend kingdream not deferreddashedwhat would you preach todaywhat salve soothesseeing arms not linked, butnot german shepherdshoses spraying in selma, buthands up don't shoot instead: teargas, tanks, rubber bulletsover fergusonbodies of young men,boys, womenfalling from balconiesarmed with dreamsof living whilewalking while blackdreams ofnot beingpulled overfelled not byofficers with dogsbut officers with real bulletsnow you have birds-eye viewyou see the voices ofthe unheardrise uponce againyou see fanniepass the baton toalicia, patrisse, opalyou see your principlesin action in streetsacross this makeamerica great again nationand see the jail letterstill holds watersalt water tearsstream down cheeksus missing you martinlive on everlasting promise ofpromised landI promised youI wouldn't forgetand told my daughtersto promiseto rememberwhen they marchthe streetsarms linkedwith fellow studentsso that one dayyour dream for themcomes true