The Ballad of Carlee Jackson

2023, Junior, Poetry & Spoken Word

Upon the shores of Michigan Lake,
Our hero was born in Detroit town;
Carlee Jackson was her name,
And sharks there she did crown.

Fresh-water born with ocean dreams,
Obscured by dreadful poverty;
With work unceasing, she would win
Her bachelor of science degree.

Diversity is what she sought,
Inclusion in her chosen field;
She worked to help minorities
Gain scientific careers.

M.I.S.S.: her greatest deed,
As its founder, she’s sublime;
And now her name lives on in Time,
Carlee Jackson: forever in our Rime.