A Tribute To President Obama

President Obama
By Jerald Howard

President Obama. That sounds so good to me
President Obama. Leader of the land of the free

With Timberlands on, youd think I was six feet five
But today Ive never felt taller in any day Ive been alive

Joy exudes from my body. Theres an excitement I cant hide
Its so hard to explain, its a different type of pride

Yes we can! Yes we will! And yes we did
But this is only the latest stop in our journey to rid

To rid America of its injustice and inequality
And I thank you President Obama with great sincerity

For the dreams of all our ancestors you decided to tote
From M.L.K. to Harriet Tubman to the slaves brought over on a boat

Slaves cast away in chains beaten with whips
Mothers who had their children torn away from their hips

Our people were sold on auction like a piece of equipment
That alone is worth a thousand years of resentment

Our women were raped freely. We were forced in the fields to pick cotton
The struggles of our people shall never be forgotten

We were sprayed with fire hoses beaten and thrown in jail
Being black in America was the closest thing to hell

Hung from trees and set on fire from the kkk
And through it all we overcame. Look at us today

When I was fifteen years old, a white man called me a dumb nigger
Because I said, One day our president would be black. How about that go figure

He said, Before a black man is president, itll be a cold day in hell!
I hope satan and his demons have bundled up well

I take time to reflect on all of the drama
We went from yes sir massa to yes Sir, President Obama

You took Mr. Kings dream and you ran through the door
President Obama number forty-four

Like Mike and Lebron, I wanted to wear twenty-three
But now youll see a sticker of forty-four on any jersey on me

Just like this poem, thatll be a tribute to you
For all you have done and all you will do

I told myself when you won, I would act a straight fool
Til you stepped on that stage and redefined cool

In order to honor you, I cant act an ass
Because President Obama, youre the epitome of class

And we thank you so much, for taking a chance
For so many people, you are a true deliverance

With the economy down and everyone wanting to mope
You made us believe. We thank you for hope

And we know the struggles not over. No this is only the beginning
But with this new found hope, we can again see the ending

Just like the Reverends Martin, Jessie, and Al saw the end of segregation
We can see the end of the struggle, under your delegation

So in what will now go down as the greatest demonstration
Of hope and change in the history of our nation

President Obama we thank you
First Lady Obama we thank you

People today if youre riding in anything from a hoopty to a Range
Honk your horn five times as you say, Its Time For A Change!


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[12tribesnot1]

people need to wake up their being hypnotized by a man who is part of a bigger plan to exterminate you wake up my people just cause he looks like you don't mean he's for you

[mimi5alive]

it doesnt matter about the colour its about ur heart and how u think

[windysmitty123]

Wash ur hair

[russel0440]

fucking niggers ahahah

[justinjoyit13]

Bet you wish you did'nt write this now....

[iamzachtilley]

It's funny because Obama isn't even full blown black. Yet the whole black community continues to freak the fuck out about how "their president is black" and all that stupid shit. He hasn't even done anything for this country but say "Ummmm" his entire term. Makes me laugh.

[klalkful]

that shit is so gay

[Deezelando]

@MW2Montages47 how did he make it worse? it looks like he gotta lotta stuff done

[Deezelando]

@jonathag "whites aren't racist" you sure, cause last time i checked there are still ku klux klan and racial slur blurting people out there. the reason we hold on to it is because of the way we are treated.

[geco24]

beated???? all you will do???hope is all he'll give us.....this is first class, nothing to do in prison but write a poem, only to wake up and realized that you got fooled too.

[jonathag]

This makes me sick. President obama is the worst thing to ever happen to this country. Yes, he changed the country alright, he is destroying it. Hey Dude, let me let you know something, you are NOT a slave!!!!!! Your parents were NOT slaves!!!!! Give me a break already, Slavery was a LOOOONG time ago!! You have many more advantages than I have and many more government funded opportunities. Just so sick of the racist crap. Blacks are the racists, not whites! You all won't let it go!

[MW2Montages47]

who cares about any of this shit... in the end look what he did for the country so far. Nothing... the only thing he has done is make the country worse. The only reason he won is because he used the "Racist" card to win... who cares if he is black or white lets just look at what he has done for our country....