Courage to hide. Courage to stand.

It takes courage to hide. Courage, to accept that though you're much more, you'll have to shed that pride and pretend that they're right; that you really, are nothing.
Courage! To accept the things you have been deluded into believing that you cannot change. It takes sheer courage, to stand on weak knees. Courage, to stand.

To the many men and women turned slavery to the crimes of inhumanity. In memory of the many children who died not ever knowing their worth and not ever recognizing their rights to question things and... to the many black men and women who did stand, and the white men and women who had enough integrity and wisdom to know that love is too pure to be contained and hate too harsh to be spread, thank you all.

You risked your lives to fight for equality, at a time when your life was worth very little. Many decades later, some would still say that we are still fighting. Yes, maybe. But thank you, for leading us well on the road. May your plights never be forgotten.

Happy black history month.