Black butterflies don’t fly… they float
Poem for the G. O. A. T. Muhammad Ali on his Birthday
‘The Champ is here!’
‘The Champ is here!’
let it resound
throughout the atmosphere
Thank you for reminding us of
When we were Kings
we celebrate you
as we shout out and sing
‘The Champ is here!’
‘The Champ is here!’
let every head bow
let every tongue confess
Muhammad Ali
thou art the best
you shook up the world
made impossible nothing
not just a boxer
you gave the people something
a ‘Rumble in the Jungle’
the poetry you wrote
a ‘Thrilla in Manila’
the words that you spoke
you didn’t come to play
when you said no to war
“I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.”
so why should you go fight them for
Champ you are the Greatest
let every head bow
let every tongue confess
Muhammad Ali
thou art the best
