Reds, whites, and blues
Bold colours once flown high on pride
To represent a nation left degraded by their last leader
He came to lift them sunken souls
They could see it in those eyes of his
A black Jesus
He was as genuine as they'd ever come
And despite his race
The people have chose him
To their hurting hearts this man had spoken
To take the place of a man
Who was misunerestimated
Who knew human being and fish
Would some day coexist
And that the past was over
Whether he stays true to his promises
Whether he can fix what was damaged
It doesn't matter
This is about how one man's voice
Can pep an entire nation
Hand in hand every colour of the rainbow
Will weep tears of joy
How this man alone
Armed with only word of mouth
Will bring together an array of people
Of every colour, life-style, and belief
And rekindle their burnt out fire
For he is the change we need
Author notes
I'm not from America but I'm a huge Obama supporter.
I watched his speech last night in Virgina. He is an amazing speaker.
So powerful.
Misunderestimate is supposed to be misspelled.
That and the two following are actual quotes from George Bush.
It is beyond me how a man with his IQ ever got in to the White House.
America is in such a bad shape because of him it's a sin to watch.
Obama is the change we need for sure.
A contest entry
- Inauguration, anyone? by aestival.
1200 points, ended January 23, 6 entries
Bronze trophy winner
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How this man alone
Armed with only word of mouth
Will bring together an array of people
Of every colour, life-style, and belief
And rekindle their burnt out fire
For he is the change we need
loved this. thanks for sharing
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Thank you. :]
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This was excellent; absolutely heartfelt and powerful and danced right on the edge of being needlessly preachy without ever falling in (which was nice to read). This... made me remember how I felt on election night – I really enjoyed reading it. Briefly, concrit: The first stanza was a little discordant from the rest of it – a good point to make, yeah but it didn't flow quite as smoothly as the rest of the poem. Overall, though, it was great. Nice job!
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Okay. Thanks for that tip. I'll try to patch it up a bit. ;]
I'm glad you enjoyed. Slightly amuses me because I never been to great at political poems. I can make a speech but not in any decent poetic form. So I entered this contest mostly to test my ability and challenge myself.
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