RAFL, RAFM remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Published Jan. 18, 2008 By Tech. Sgt. Mervyn Seivwright 100th Maintenance Squadron RAF LAKENHEATH, England -- The following poem was recited at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Remembrance Luncheon Jan. 17. 4-5-0-5 4,505 days... 4,505 days from leading the bus boycott in the community To the bullet on the Memphis balcony 4,505 days... From sit-ins to marches Jail and prison cells, To speaking in countries around the world From living Gandhi's philosophies, Transitioning changes to America's social theories Changes that took time... Years, months, weeks and days... 4,505 days... But we ask just for a day on, instead of a day off Not the couple of hours to remember While breaking bread recalling Dr King's History This... is about living his legacy Progressive moments of the legacy Meaningful acts for change for true diversity And raise others from poverty To stomp out genocide and fight for equality Not from the quick dropping of cash, But time spent in the community Just one day each year in the community Just that one day manifesting into the transition of change Change that brings addictive joy past days to a life time For Dr King is sincerely remembered by how we live him, Not just how we dream him Just a day... To help lost run-a-way children Inhumane affliction, Unjust practices in society, Time reflecting on being an unselfish better me. Not just another commercialized holiday Instead, living the desires of the ancestors of our country Just a day... To seek someone homeless and hungry, Struggling in school, Having medical strife, Or hard times with money Not to be recognized But moving as invisible and as quietly as the breeze Just to bring life to a dream For the dreams was past racial barriers It was for a hand To your earth brothers and sisters in life Seeking to build a path for all to connect and rise Connect like the rings of time on an old oak tree Rings of time past the 4,505 days 4,505 days... While seeking just one day annually For your heart to be enriched in life completely So when the days of your life cease to be Will your immortality Move the people through your legacy I hope the tears of your end Aren't just forgotten history 4-5-0-5