I dream a world

I dream a world
 
On this day we honor the dreams of Martin Luther King Jr.
 
We borrow his dreams which he borrowed from Langston Hughes 
 
who borrowed his from….
 
He dreamed of a world of a powerful non-violent dance;
 
the dance of Bigger Thomas whose epiphany was;
 
“You can’t do nothin but kill me and that ain’t nothin.”
 
I dream a world in which we do not give away our power
 
            To love
            To dream
            To Be
            To stand proud
           
 
I dream a world in which the supreme leader is Medea  (non-violent of course) who, with firm love, says we will sit together until we learn to honor the sacredness of each other.
 
I dream a world of the snowflake in the Winer Poem by Nikki Giovani which becomes a spring rain growing the flower.
 
I dream a world in which we dance the dance of faith with Maya Angelou until it becomes the singing of the caged birds.
 
I dream a world in which we free our dreams from the prisons which are padlocked with our fear..
 
I dream a world.
 
Written January 18, 2021
Jimmy F Pickett
coachpickett.org
this poem was inspired by the NPR invitation to write a poem "I dream a world"