What My Weeping Eyes Have Seen Poem by Mary Angela Douglas

THE THINGS MY WEEPING EYES HAVE SEEN
to you who keep us above the malignant waves
oh Lord be swift to save
we live in peril of our lives our souls crushed to the earth
by those who claim even now they live and die
for the birth of a new freedom
I have seen with my own eyes and heard the tones of voice
and felt the humiliation of the daily grind and I know what I have seen
and every despicable thing it means
is against the Heart that made the stars and you know where we are
you know the truth in every workplace, classroom, living space, back alley
oh God light the back corners of my country the little kicks under the table
of your Grace those who scorn the poor, the meek, the fallen on hard times
God Lord God remember who you are
and that we
are thine.
mary angela douglas 21 april 2021
CRYSTAL TOWERS PUBLIC HOUSING
FOR THE HANDICAPPED AND ELDERLY
WINSTON SALEM NC