ACT IN NOVEMBER, VOTE FOR OBAMA

Obama, Obama
Yes, he will get my vote
Some would say because I’m black and he’s black
But those are narrow-minded people
Blind to reality, essentially stuck in time machines
As in the days of slavery
Suffering, disgusting days when black men slaved the fields
Earning pennies, no gratitude at all
But let’s see, what year is this?
And America has grown to be?
Or has it grown?
The November presidential election will tell all, tell if America has accepted change and is willing to move in a different direction
Unworried about the color of a man’s skin
But rather the brilliance of his mission
The respect of which he’ll return to the Oval Office
Because America under the Republicans control has been a big, bad bully
Why else would we still be in Iraq when our armed forces could be better used trying to clean up ghettos in America
Drugs, violence, senseless killings from coast-to-coast
But we’re overseas, thousands of our American soldiers taking bullets for a cause still relatively unknown
I mean, has the price of gas really gone down?
Hell no
But it’s high as hell
Simply ridiculous for the poor and close to poor
But not for the Bush-alike-rich people
Which is why Obama, Obama must be voted into office
For a change, for better management and the hope is better security
For a different, stronger voice and stature
Not just on a golf course where Tiger Woods rules
Or tennis course where the Williams sisters have ruled
Or basketball arenas where men like Wilt and Magic and Kareem, Dr. J. and Jordan have each graced
But in the white house where global decisions are made
Where never before a black man has worked and lived as head chief
So Obama, Obama
Yes, he’ll get my vote
Doesn’t matter because he’s black and I’m black
But does matter because he represents a change in philosophy
A change in color, power
And hopefully the way America the so-called beautiful is perceived in and out of this country
So vote, yes I will
Vote you should, too
Vote for Barack Obama
For change, for hope, for America to prove that it no longer talks about diversity and the need for change
But actually acts on it.