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MLK’s Dream Continues 36 lines Martin Luther King Had a dream That electrified the world And changed the U.S. for ever. His dream that someday - We would overcome hate, Overcome racism, Overcome our national shame Of slavery and genocide Against the native Americans, And decades of exclusion Of Asian immigrants. Decades of hatred Against the LGBTQ community. Was powerful proof, That in the end, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." And this day His words and dreams Are needed more than ever, To combat the rising neofascism Anti-Asian hate crime Homophobia Racism, white supremacy and xenophobia Unleashed by the former guy And his MAGA followers But in the end We shall all overcome, Become united, fulfil Martin Luther King’s Dream We shall overcome. Hate and experience love it is the moral arc of the universe at work. Long live his dream And his legacy. NEW PROMPT DUE 15 hours 17 minutes 17 seconds As we observe the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr here in the US, write a STORY or POEM inspired by this quote from MLK - "Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that." (From Strength to Love, 1963) You can use the quote if you choose (not required). Make sure you include your word count for stories (1000 words or less) or a line count for poems (40 lines or less) IN your forum post with the b-item link to your entry in order to be a qualified entry. |