My Heart Bleeds
You fought and died with dignity to gain respect for my races humanity You prayed not cursed through bigotry and ignorance You persevered through hatred and intolerance But through slight of mouth we disregard the respect for our people of which you fought so hard My heart so bleeds whenever I hear the lack of love reflected in speech for my people who in my heart I hold so dear You fought and died with dignity to gain respect for my people's humanity Through trials and tribulation you always displayed grace A glowing reflection you were for a proud and beautiful race But just a few ugly words from the tongue can undo all you have done And overshadow the indignities you suffered so that we could all live together as one My heart so does bleed whenever I see sister calling out sister brother calling out brother And I wonder how such beautifully created people could display such a lack of love for themselves and each other You fought and died with dignity you silently cried and you b