Most of us know of Rosa Parks 
how her strength was never mild; 
but does anyone recognize 
what she felt as a child? 

She had a brother named Sylvester 
who was about two years younger. 
Rosa went to Mount Zion A.M.E. Church 
where people suspect she got stronger. 

At age six, Rosa started school; 
only five months was the duration. 
To have grades one through six 
was definitely a limitation. 

White children took a bus to school, 
the black students had to walk. 
As the bus passed, the children threw trash 
and Rosa knew she'd like to give them a talk. 

The Ku Klux Klan existed early, 
during the time Rosa was a youth. 
Her world revolved around Pine Level, 
and that's no lie, just the truth. 
This is how her school life went and how she lived.