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Thank You for Yesterday |
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Fiction |
Thank you for yesterday It brought today When the pain of slavery is all we had You dreamt of freedom, someday Thank you for waking up to hope When the torture of segregation is all we knew Yesterday, you held on to faith When broken promises is all the ground we walked on Yesterday, you stamped your feet at church Singing swing low sweet chariot, carry me home In a land that assured us we shall never belong You sat down in defiance where you did not belong You marched for the dignity of your brothers Against hooded armies that hounded in the night You stood on a platform vying for a chance To lead a nation that laughed at your dare Yesterday, you crawled, and stopped You stood up, and keeled over You walked, and stumbled You ran, and took a fall You sprinted and sprained a spirit Broken a thousand times Thank you for yesterday It brought today A dream comes true Mountains have moved The promised land is in sight Thank you for what you did yesterday Because today, we belong |
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Mkawasi Mcharo Hall |