Muhammed
Ali
Floated
away from the world
Two
years ago, gone
Muhammed
Ali
The
greatest of all time, with
The
world in his hands
Muhammed
Ali
The
greatest of all time, lives
In
stories and song
I
woke in the night
I
heard the news he had passed
Listened
and cried for
Muhammed
Ali
The
greatest of all time, had
Died,
as all men do
Of
all the heroes
I
ever fell for, Ali
Was
truly alive
One
that I prayed for
I hoped
could make a difference
A change
in our time.
Muhammed
Ali
Spoke
to the heart, for justice
Of freedom,
for love
Muhammed
Ali
Spoke
as he fought, told the truth
In rhythms
that soared
A
light for the world
He
dazzled with words that hurt
He
floated and he stung
Like
the butterfly
The
bee, symbols of his name
Muhammed
Ali
Bumaye
Fighting
the powers
A
prophet in our time, he
Praised
as he scolded
Bumaye
Sharp
tongued in youth, A
Silent
witness in old age
Commanding
the stage
I
remember when
That
day in 1980
I
heard he had lost
Ali lost
the fight
He
would never rise again!
A
hero was down
Murmurs
in the halls
Ali,
was not the greatest?
The
world made no sense
.
Muhammed
Ali
Gave
my generation leave
We
could be ourselves
Be
bold, and brag, be
Good,
do right, to question things
And
exemplify
The light
Muhammed
Ali
Challenged
authority, shunned
War,
and violence
He
taught us to risk
What
we desired most, in life
To give
up titles
To
give up money
Fame,
he let them go, for us
For
what mattered most
Muhammed
Ali
Taught
us to serve truth, to seek
Justice,
and do good
Muhammed
Ali
Handcuffed
lightning, jailed thunder
He
was a blessing
To
us all
Muhammed
Ali
Never
forgotten, he rose
Like
the sun, a star
Revised 2018.06.04
Revised
2017.06.04
Given
First (as an essay) - 2016.06.04
