We are a people <br />Not worried about skin. <br />Who knows where we're all from <br />Who knows our next of kin. <br /> <br />We are a people <br />Who have no time. <br />To make out things <br />On the other fellows mind. <br /> <br />We gained what we have <br />Not because of deceit. <br />But by the sweat of our brow <br />And the blood of our feet. <br /> <br />We are a people <br />Who cannot be kept down. <br />For it was by our hands <br />We worked the ground. <br /> <br />We are a people <br />Whose forefathers laid the foundation. <br />So that we as a people <br />Could live in a better nation. <br /> <br />Prayer was the key then <br />And is still the key now. <br />So let us band together <br />And pull out the ole gospel plow. <br /> <br />For we are a people <br />Who stand firm and tall. <br />Lest one be deceived <br />Then we all fall.<br /><br />Cecelia Weir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-are-a-people/
