FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE

I stand in line at the fountain

of knowledge

Waiting for my cup to be filed

And to overflow with the wisdom

Of those who paved the way

And made it possible for hard work

To elevate me to a level of

Understanding not revealed to many

Its like that path

The one less traveled

Remembrance of the past is needed

For movement into the future

How can I know where I’m going

If I don’t know where I’ve been

And how can I attain wisdom

If I never sitat the feet of Elders

One without the other is impossible

This is Jihad of inheritance

And in order to attain the wealth

I must stand in line at the

fountain of knowledge

And to allow my cup to be filled

And to overflow with the wisdom of

Those who paved the way

I opened my mind to the

Possibilities and to the assurance

Of a new day

And I have allowed the hand of wisdom

To shade the ground on which I stand

As an open vessel I sit at the feet

Of Elders and wait to receive

my inheritance >>>Lakeisha A. Brooks