Deafening Silence, by Ahron Gunn

Freedom is what they seek,

Equality is what they crave.

For one day they’ll be seen

As real people and not as slaves.

A reckoning soon arrived,

A brilliant man stood strong.

Equal rights he spoke of,

Using brains instead of brawn.

The winds changed fast,

MLK said, “I have a dream.

“Judging by color is wrong,

Let’s stop this racist regime.”

The world stopped and watched,

Which led to a break in the violence.

For on this historic day,

Came a deafening silence.