Lifting an entire city
his swing a work of art
Hammerin’ Hank
baseball’s beating heart
Home run record broken
before steroids playing it clean
an achievement to cheer
amazing to be seen
Suffering racial injustice
death threats and more
standing tall
for those to come and those before
Civil rights leader
change hoped for and endless work done
a man of peace and power
legendary one
On the field a hero of sports
off the field a hero of hearts
gone now in body
but the spirit never departs
Deborah Horton Writing 