Another old black woman passed away,
that happens almost every day,
- - - yet, this one lies in state,
- - - in the rotunda of the Capitol,
- - - of The United States!
Anyone would have been a fool,
to do what made her famous,
Well, she was foolish just enough,
to start a revolution by sitting where she was!
She was hailed as a heroine,
for simply staying put,
- - - at the right place,
- - - at the right time,
- - - in exactly the right city,
- - - and on exactly the right bus!
Her little spark would soon ignite,
a scorching flame of right,
that burned through a society,
that never seems to quite,
get past that past stupidity!
(10/29/2005)
Barry Van Allen
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/rosa-2/
