Tuskegee University

Does it really need to creep in as a dream
For those by the river to catch a bream
When more than a century and a quarter
Ago Washington dressed the painful tear
The blade of iniquity left on us
And for which we were treated worse than dross?
He’d seen the proud shroud cloud us with ignorance
And he chose to show us the importance
Of this awe-inspiring dream to this day
We see here giving us the right of way
We have just one choice to carry forward
With knowledge to reap a handsome reward
Left whole for us all to nurture and treasure
With wisdom and as such garner pleasure

Bill F NDI, © 2011