{"sf1_id":1859266,"sf2_id":"yndagJV1","title":"Remembering Battles Fought Not That Long Ago","author":"Apolarbear17","words":397,"posted_at":"2022-06-01T03:41:00.000Z","tags":["History","Martin Luther King Day","Poetry","Remember Who He Was And What Actually Happened"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1859266-remembering-battles-fought-not-that-long-ago","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/yndagJV1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/7b/82/7b8291fa-ee82-461f-912a-c571da33777c","description":"It's been a little while, been busy and also coming back from a break or two but I'm back now. This was a poem I made for Martin Luther King Day a while ago even if I didn't post it exactly then either. Originally posted this February 2021\nHere's a link to a site of quotes I used that helped in making the poem: https://www.keepinspiring.me/martin-luther-king-jr-quotes/","content":"Remembering Battles Fought Not That Long Ago\n\n\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;By: A.X. Bueno\u0026nbsp;\n\n  \n\nToday is a day of remembrance for a life cut tragically short\n\nThe life of a man who set out to make a better world and had messages no one should distort\n\nHe was for sure a revolutionary that we should all revere\n\nBut it feels like often there are parts of his vision that people just don't want to hear\n\nHe was more than just some legendary pacifist with the one speech we've all heard\n\nHe was someone who valued peace, forgiveness, love and believed those fighting for what was right shouldn't be deterred\u0026nbsp;\n\nHe also strongly opposed the silence and shallow understanding of the good and found it an obstacle absurd\u0026nbsp;\n\nIt was a belief of his that you're never too radical if you're fighting what's right\u0026nbsp;\n\nWith his more socialist views as well as how he viewed love and equality he was a radical who understood the need to fight\n\nHe knew that in the battles for civil rights\u0026nbsp; sacrifices often needed to be made\u0026nbsp;\n\nHe was willing to pay whatever price for his vision and was seemingly unafraid\u0026nbsp;\n\nBut sadly he was assassinated and that brutally unfair price was paid\u0026nbsp;\n\nOf course since then it feels like a lot of people have forgotten the crux of his message\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd that leaves me dismayed\n\nWe've whitewashed and diluted those battles fought and won\n\nThe not that distant history and his important messages practically being betrayed\u0026nbsp;\n\nOf course he's not the only one selective history has played\u0026nbsp;\n\nThere are many others and their battles waged not so long ago from today\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe man went to prison and believed the white moderate was disappointing when action needed to be done\n\nHe fought hard in his day even if neither of his fists were necessarily swung\n\nHe was a man with convictions that have carried us to this day\u0026nbsp;\n\nA day that could have been our parents or grandparents day too let's be clear\n\nDespite it sounding so long ago it was pretty\u0026nbsp; recent in the grand scheme of things\u0026nbsp;\n\nThat's something we all need to take to heart and hear\u0026nbsp;\n\nSo let us remember Dr. King and all the battles he along with many other people along the way won\u0026nbsp;\n\nAnd also remember that there is still so much more work to be done \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;  \n  \n\n"}