Soluble

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I wrote this poem last year, and was reminded again of the poem watching Obama’s video update on the BP Oil Spill here.

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January 20th, 2009

If America can change

so can I

tunnels for vision

and hatred in the hearts

Oh, these- 

cold hearts for black hatred

feared into being by losers

being lesser than promised

losers who listened to 

the fear

preyed upon the poor

unfortunate

isolated, in a wilderness of still sameness

these childrenof the dark side,

the world is-

(pause)

holding its breath- 

and we pray in angels

to protect this boy

a man who shone out of

place

who came from across the sea

to remind us of a greatness

long forgotten

he awoke the tide

and today we throw

the world on his shoulders

bake this mess into a

cake we cry

but this traveler

 no, he is not a maker

not a cleaner

not a fixer-

a conduit; smooth-talking

captain of calm

march! he cries

he knows his power is

not his to keep

a magnet of movement

he opens the gates

he wants You, 

America

he wants you, to step up to

the plate

throbbing heart 

pulsing to a steady tune

reminds us time is a train

rushing by

the world is waiting