Fasten your stance unyielding in cities we live
Brace your shoulder hard my black brother, against forthcoming tasks
Let no challenge cause you to doubt your convictions or desist
As you journey onwards encouraged by a pure heart!
For we are who we are carved from the stone of pain
Unique beyond compare as we ascend and rise
Our past is our future from where we came
Let it guide you now as you develop your lives
Be you Plumber, Rapper, Doctor or Lawyer.
Teacher, President, Milkman or DJ
Gather your faith and community spirit
To become what you may in these coming days
RESPECT is your beacon for spirit and soul
Building self esteem on a solid rock of positive action
Encouraging your brother to develop and grow
Leading to a life of achievement beyond our imagination
Let this awareness be passed to our children
Whose heritage dates back to Royal Kings and Queens
As we guide, caress and nurture their talent
Opening their eyes so they too will achieve
For now is the time for a revolution my brother
As the world will not wait for that change in us
We must embrace all that this world has to offer
And construct that change as we bind our trust!
Now Is The Time © Copyright 2010 Bryan Bailey
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