Each January, rabbis organize
To celebrate the life of MLK.
A ringing voice raised up to prophesize
sent to a nation that had lost its way.
To get arrested, year by weary year,
engaging battles Grandma thought she'd won,
makes tangible what's not enough to hear;
Pursuit of Justice never wholly done.
King knew, most people were inclined to shirk
the task of legislating what they feel.
Good people have to get engaged, and work
for our republic's promise to be real.
The Torch of Freedom's insubstantial beam
glows in the heart of us who dream the Dream.
To celebrate the life of MLK.
A ringing voice raised up to prophesize
sent to a nation that had lost its way.
To get arrested, year by weary year,
engaging battles Grandma thought she'd won,
makes tangible what's not enough to hear;
Pursuit of Justice never wholly done.
King knew, most people were inclined to shirk
the task of legislating what they feel.
Good people have to get engaged, and work
for our republic's promise to be real.
The Torch of Freedom's insubstantial beam
glows in the heart of us who dream the Dream.
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