Promises of Pride |
by Stephen Earley Jordan, II |
I shall not prejudge, for my ancestors told of prejudice (and were) I shall accept the unacceptable, for the unacceptable may become the unpredictable (and is) I shall work for my earnings, for I have learned that work brings good tidings and fortunes (and will) I shall be my Self, for my mother speaks fhe words of her Self, as I, too, am speaking of my Self (are you?) |