Rise up
A poem.
1 min readJun 4, 2020
The time to rise
is overdue
The fight for freedom
will rise anew
The rage inside
will overflow
The road to freedom
all we know
We raise our hands
our fingers reach
up to the sky
as we beseech
The time to rise
is overdue
The fight for freedom
will rise anew
The rage inside
will overflow
The road to freedom
all we know
We raise our hands
our fingers reach
up to the sky
as we beseech
I'm a black woman, a writer, poet and activist. I hope to one day put my stories into a book. Twitter:@LeciaMichelle11