Would that I were an artist
And while I stand in time
I could show our youths eternity,
While they are in their prime.
Would that I were an artist,
And to this American nation
I’d picture out the lynching crime
And show its revelation.
Would that I were an artist,
I would draw a human heart,
I’d show to men and women
The effects of corrupted parts.
And then I’d outline Paradise,
And give a celestial view,
I’d show to men their future home,
If while on earth they’re true.
(Frank Barbour Coffin)
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