be
bend metal
act steel
be still
trust only
your legs
use them
stand firm
breath deep
walk free
exist inward
cross waters
restructure
disembody
reassemble
organize
disengage
insist
be birth
engender
unearth
dissolve
deliver
let go
go back
divide
detour
impress
impeach
then
be
The irony of the title is that Common’s father had a poem title be about the future for our youth. Here the poem is in stark contrast. Common’s father is establishing that their is hope in the Trayvon Martin situation there is no gain, no hope only the frustration of racism and loss.