November 25, 2019 · 4:33 pm
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To Be A Voice – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

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Photo: shutterstock.com  MLK 1963, Washington march for Civil Rights.

 

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”  Martin Luther King Jr.

 

To Be A Voice

As a child I heard your words
and did not know them,
later I could feel them,
roused as
one feels anything so powerful,
they pulsed,
electrifying,
lighting my fire
driving me on,
leaving no escape
nor hiding place,
other than to be a voice
in the same wilderness.

©Paul Vincent Cannon

Paul, pvcann.com

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23 responses to “To Be A Voice – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon”

  1. rugby843
    November 25, 2019 at 5:21 pm

    An excellent man. My granddaughter has his words tattooed on her arm.

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  2. The Bubbly,Tipsy Mermaid (TIB)
    November 25, 2019 at 5:58 pm

    I have encountered many children who want to be just like MLK. Your share is a continual empowerment for goodness and leadership.💦🦈

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  3. Ana Daksina
    November 25, 2019 at 7:53 pm

    Adding this to the reference index at the Foundation for Poetic Justice

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  4. calmkate
    November 25, 2019 at 9:35 pm

    His words roused me even as a child, a true hero in every way!

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  7. kopfundgestalt
    November 27, 2019 at 8:30 am

    Some people chose to be a voice for the wrong things. They are louder than King.

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  8. Liz Gauffreau
    November 28, 2019 at 1:35 pm

    My dad heard that same voice, and for him it never dimmed. I remember when he went to the March on Washington, and I’ve recently found newspaper interviews with him about his experience as one of the Freedom Riders. He so admired Dr. King.

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