FULLFILMENT

A mighty one has risen
to power and great fame;
Should anyone ask you who,
Barak Obama is his name!

He came to fame so humbly
like a quiet dessert storm.
Men now look to him for
answers where his
predecessor failed.

Rise up! Oh mighty nation
of Kenya’s birthright stead.
Your son has claimed his
rightful spot to reign
victoriously.

Painful shackles of slavery
antecedes this victory; our
forefathers fought for
freedom, they now pat him
on the back, saying “son
you make us proud of being
born from a black race.”

Martin Luther’s ‘I have a
Dream’ must have been
your dream too, cause look
how far that you have
reached, to fulfill our
ancestral fight; for justice,
truth, equality and
recognition of a mighty,
powerful race!

Pauline Pounall-Douglas
January 19, 2009