Bloodhounds in the distance
people filled with fright
Following the conductor
who risked her life every night
See she escaped from the bondage of true american sin
just to return to the scene of the crime over and over again
Where black bodies hanged lifeless in the stench of the night
Where she kept their eyes focused on the promise of northern light
Through the treacherous woodland trails, she whispered, "Never look back"
As she guided them through the undergound railroad tracks
Freeing hundreds of enslaved people, even though some resisted
For this "Peculiar Institutions" was very powerful, nevertheless
She Persisted
She Persisted
The end of slavery ushered in Ol' Jim Crow
Klansman, beatings, lynchings, and, for entertainment, minstrel shows
One women fought fearlessly to end this persecution
Exposing the u.s to the world, would be her ingenious solution
So with dogged determination, she revealed the "Southern Horrors"
Uncloaking the underbelly of a nation and displaying its evil aura
With her life in constant danger, she continued to risk it
A debt of gratitude is owed to our heroine because
She persisted
She persisted
Through the centuries there have been countless samples
Tenacious women facing their fears and leading by example
From voters rights to senate fights ladies have taken a stand
From all walks of life, through untold strife, they've improved this land
So the next time stuff is rough and you doubt you can fix it
think about the message in this poem
and remember
She persisted
She persisted
Iam Tim Clark All rights reserved c 2017
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