This is the title to one of my pieces in Soul Clothes. This poem and reflection piece was written over 15 years ago, yet it is timely today. As we struggle for the value of black lives in reality and as we seek to make where we live a safe, let alone a loving place - this piece speaks to my heart. It speaks of the exhaustion of fighting for civil rights and the movement of life from theory to practice. For me that movement was made real through prayer, reliance on the spirit of God and  my ancesto ...