Cassius Marcellus Clay, Cassius X, Muhammad Ali…
…born & raised in the South: Louisville, Kentucky.
No matter what you called him, he defined himself…
…he proved he was the best, he was always top-shelf.
Olympic Gold-Medalist with Boxing-Titles…
…he had so many Opponents, but no Rivals.
He was never afraid to stand-up to Oppression…
…always willing to improve a Person’s situation.
He denied accepting the Military-Draft…
…he refused to be a paver of the Warpath.
And, later on became a Muslim in 1975…
…he gave us strength to keep Islam alive.
The World never forgot the way he won back his Belts…
…everywhere he went, greeted by the screams and yells.
A Father and Husband to some, but a Big-Brother to us all…
…he acknowledge the best in all of us, both great and small.
He’s known as Number-One in our eyes…
…despite Parkinson’s-Disease taking rise.
Never letting any of his ailments defeat him…
…till his dying day, he taught us how to win.
Gareth Bryant/2016
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