THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT
Posted on May 11, 2010 with 0 comments
Promotions not from north , south, east or west
it comes from above the Lord knows best.
Gods got all the plans in his mighty hands
and what if he wants it to work through a black man.
No one thought they'd ever see an afro-american elected to be
a man of colour on capital hill, the first black president, oh what a thrill.
Ancestral spirit of freedom fighters raging since captivity
way down the ages to this time, no real sense of liberty,
but now on this dawn of the first black president
american and commander-in chief,
a gentle breeze fills up the air which feels like sweet relief.
The injured slave expires, exhaled and breathed no more
when he saw the future brightened upon a distant shore.
Pioneers prophets and progenitors, have prophesied from afar
tired and worn from the struggle, they predicted a rising star.
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed on the first of January 1863
that all slaves should be freed within the confederacy,
“Those who deny freedom to others “ he said;
deserves it not for themselves,
so emancipation was issued, slavery dusted from the shelves.
A racist actor named John wilkes Booth, disagreed with what he said
and one good friday in a theatre, he shot Lincoln in the back of his head.
Martin saw the prophecy in a dream and practiced what he preached
he too was laid out on the ground, murdered for righteous speech.
Paul Bogle, Marcus Garvey and Bob Marley, these heroes are gone before
but their inspiration helped us to push open this iron door.
The roll call of freedom fighters is a never ending page
just looking back in my history makes me feel enraged.
During the presidential elections I heard some people say;
“We don't want a black president, so we're voting for McCain today,
“What can Obama do for our country? they say
and will he choose the right team?
And how can a man of colour understand the American dream?.
Black people have been stamped on, pushed out, enslaved and spat upon
the welcome doormat colonialist walked upon.
From piosonous serpents we've been bitten, by fangs filled with racist remarks
she sat down in the bus that day, the brave woman Rosa Parks.
The whole world feels a ripple when America suffers a quake
and this tidal wave election caused cynical minds to break.
And so the earth will change for good, for better or for worst
the American people have spoken, a new era, chapter and verse.
Nothing is easy, but only time will tell
pray for the new black president that he'll serve the people well.
Many snares will try to hinder and some folks won't understand
but Almighty God who put him there, will shield him with his hands.
God bless the fallen freedom fighters, God bless Barak Obama
and God bless the united states of America.