I stand for the man Who cannot get justice in any court For the poor man Who only gets a moral lecture from the judge, -- Platitudes about the Declaration of Independence; About one man in America having as good a chance as another, And a sentence for thirty days, six months or a year. I stand for the man Who does not like so much talk about the flag By women who are fond of color; By men who rob the people And who foment war for their profit. I stand for the man Who is sick of this piffle About God From ministers and millionaires, Who seem to own God, He treats them so well. I feel better for the blows I receive As the friend of undesirable citizens. My revolt is a little of the revolt in them. My insults are a part of the blows they receive. If I do not explode With as much love and hate as they do, And get lodged in jail, I can at least suffer a little on their account. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SLAVE TRADE: VIEW FROM THE MIDDLE PASSAGE by CLARENCE MAJOR AN EPITAPH ON M.H. by CHARLES COTTON WHEN I BUY PICTURES by MARIANNE MOORE YOUTH'S SONGS by MAXWELL ANDERSON HIS WORST ENEMY by WILLIAM ROSE BENET NATALIA'S RESURRECTION: 30 by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |