In no small measure we’re forever indebted to you and your family Muhammad Ali!



By Stanley Collymore

Courageously Muhammad Ali you were formerly a solitary,

irrationally discriminatorily and a much assailed beacon

of inspirational hope purposely and illuminatingly

shining undauntedly for those who were either

similarly oppressed like you, or else rather

consciously aware of the unjust societal

inequalities that did abundantly exist

but personally were either greatly

afraid or otherwise far too indifferent to step out of

the bounds of enforced or perhaps the contentedly

enjoyed benefits of expected conformity they

were gladly enjoying to wish to take notice

of let alone do anything about what you

were really doing; a responsible light

shining most welcomingly and also

motivatingly into the opaque and

stationary darkness against the

joint, intrinsic and extremely

malevolent and human transgressions of racism,

segregation, Jim Crowism, ingrained bigotry,

invasive hatred, astonishing ignorance and

entrenched intolerance; and surprisingly

for them, although not for you, you

outstandingly and most incredibly

against all the odds, importantly

and quite commendably won!

And to which all your ardent

and dependable supporters

along with the bounteous

recipients of your good-

will loyally and with

aplomb openly state:

admirably done our

own incomparable

Muhammad Ali!

© Stanley V. Collymore

11 June 2016.

Author’s Thoughts:

Words and even actions are insufficient to adequately sum up our indebtedness to Muhammad Ali and his family for what they’ve jointly done for the betterment of all humanity; so accordingly I’ll leave you all to reflect on your own memories of him and the accompanying role that his beloved family have thankfully played in helping to make all this possible.