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    Down Like America

    Poem by Kandle Jones

    Down like roots of a tree

    down like ancestors be-questing

    down deep like hope love and peace

    down is a creative positivity

    down like cookies and ice cold milk

    down like civil rights for real

    down is an optimistic chill pill

    down like four flat black tires

    down like women and men who fight fires

    down like courage to inquire

    down is keep going even when tired

    down like rain that will fall

    down like bone pain that fore calls

    down like prophecy warning us all

    where there's smoke there's fire be strong stand tall

    down like sweet potato pie

    down like parks and roller coaster rides

    down like city and country mountain sides

    down like America, home for many tribes.

    (c)1-8-1998 Kandle Publishing, Charlotte, NC USA.