REMEMBERING JOHN KENNEDY | NOVEMBER 25, 2013
Who Shall Speak For Us Now?
Who shall speak for us now?
For the moment has taken him
Just as the moment
Brought him forth.
Curtain calls were many,
On our feet, hearts in our hands,
Applause loud and clear.
But now he lives, no longer here.
I think he knew all at the last moment,
Looking back at us, missing us
In his eyes. Then his final bow,
His last goodbye.
Oh, that faraway yesterday,
Had he not done
All his time would allow?
Who shall speak for us now?
And might he ask of us each,
And with qualification,
What of your own voice?
“Who Shall Speak For Us Now?” A personal favorite poem on JFK submitted by Scottie Regen. ’60s WKNR Detroit radio personality. November 15, 2013