A Mission By Daborah Cains

A Mission

By Deborah P. Cains

I am on a mission to spread the word

That people will come and go

That the sun will shine

The moon will glow

That freedom must come.

I am on a mission to spread the word

That slavery did occur

Deep and Dark with no hope

Dreams of Glory with no hope

Strong determined people

Freedom must come

I am on a mission to spread the word

That separation did occur

Mothers from children

Children from mothers

Fathers from children

Children from fathers

Freedom must come.

I am on a mission to spread the word

That people did cry

That people did hope

That people did dream

That the sun and moon will shine and glow

Freedom must come.

I am on a mission to spread the word

That freedom must come

Stand up for right

Stand up revolution

Stand up for dreams

Freedom must come.

I am on a mission to spread the word

That the sun and moon

Will shine and glow

That freedom must come

Freedom will come

Freedom must come...

And those in power

will become the powerless!

I am on a mission to spread the word

Freedom ...Freedom

Freedom will come

Freedom MUST come.

Life is a journey

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Deborah P. Cains is an Assistant Professor of English and Administrative Assistant to the English Chair at Southern University at New Orleans. Working on her doctorate, she is also an editor of the SUNO Review.