I Miss Martin Luther King

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

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I miss militancy. I miss radicals.

I miss relentless insistence. I miss confrontation. I miss fearlessness. I miss anger.

I miss eloquence. I miss clarity. I miss innocence and guilt.

I miss the love of justice. I miss the power.

I miss my obligation. I miss the people we should have become.

I miss Martin Luther King.

 

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2 Comments on “I Miss Martin Luther King”

  2. Thanks, Jan. I miss it too. And yet it is here. Still, it doesn’t have enough power–yet–to change things. Hopefully, it will.

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