when Nancy was 13 she played piano in the homes of white folk
while they gabbed and barely listened
when Nancy was 21 she was a concert pianist
and filled the halls with sounds of her sweet music
when Nancy was 23 she married a church going man
and they stayed together till death did them part
when Nancy was 32 she marched with Martin Luther King
and stood up for her rights as an African American woman
when Nancy was 74 she retired from teaching
after 30 plus years of working with young adults
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