Muhammad Ali,
You are Bold and confidentEven your stride knowsAs you climb onto the ring, the crowd welcomes you withDiscouragement that tries to weigh down those fearlessly squared shoulders.
They expect you to deject, withdraw all sullen and deflated,But don't let them forget that your presenceIs invigorating and vivid and aliveIn spite of wearing a coat of hate-filled stares.
A life of punches and blows to the headEach jab for a colored childAnd each insult taken to the face,For the boys and girls who wished their skin was just a bit more mild.
A man who had once shaken the world with his energyHis passion. And his enthusiasm.Had now fallen silent.But even this was enough to make the worldEruptIn despair for the world’s greatest man.
May you, Muhammad Ali, rest in peace,Because it was you who taught the world toFloat like a butterflyAnd sting like a bee.
Muneeza Sheikh (2016)
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