A Light Of Hope?

I am not a religious person
By my nature
But the words of one man
Echoes throughout my brain
Killed years before my own birth
Yet his legacy live on.

As he spoke
About his own community struggle
For acceptance and equality
Within the fabric of American society
Knowing
He was signing
His own death warrant.

More than forty years later
Since his death
I wonder
How far has society moved
In achieving his vision?

As a Canadian
Looking across the border
I have seen
Many advances and retreats
Occurring in my lifetime
Still falling short
Of his lofty dreams.

Especially when
Reflected in the Transcommunity
Of our struggle
To join the promise land
Dr Martin Luther King Jr spoke
So eloquently
About.

Author's Note

Written September 24, 2010.