Black Lives Matter
At night everyone is the same
In darkness violence secretly strikes
Out of sight passion thrives
We will have a chance to play our part
Chadwick Boseman acted in roles
To make life matter in short succession
That identified notable change agents
In the field of Baseball’s Robinson
On the courts of Thurgood Marshall
In the concert halls of James Brown
On a fantasy stage of the Black Panther
He personified a hero image of success
He came on the scene when it mattered
Returning to blackness forever in our hearts
Even in a flicker of time his moment lasts
Light penetrates spaces in the trees
Causing shadows of a beautiful mosaic
Covering a canvas of dark and bright
Each needing the other in a creative mix
Black lives show up unexpectedly different
And qualifiedly with a lightness of being
Even when it has been unfairly suppressed
Blackness is in the shadows ready to shine.
9/5/20 by Ron Faust
(On occasion of participating in a march-rally for BLM on 9/4/20, noting the passing of Chadwick Boseman on 8/28/20 and showing solidarity against racism)
