Blacks Can by Zahnius

They say we can't;

I say we can.

We can read;

we can write.

I know we can.

I have sight;

I see it.

I know one thing.

I'm black, too.

I can read and write.

If I couldn't,

would I write this?

Is there something wrong with us?

No, it's just a broken system,

not us.

We're smart,

and I say:

We can.

Blacks can.

We all can.

I can!

I'm gonna tell you how we can.

Because Jackie Robinson did it,

and Muhammad Ali did it.

So I say

we all can!