I'm a Witness
Today, in one of the greatest examples of democracy that our nation conducts every 4 years, we transferred power from one President to another. I can't fully put into words my emotions on this day because it's much more somber and disheartening than anyone would hope. Violent protests are erupting and all I can think about was how starkly different so many of us felt 8 years ago on this very day. So, I found an old poem that I wrote in 2008 and wanted to share it with you all. I hope it brings back good memories.
I Am A Witness
I'm a witness
to this nation.
Generation --
we make a scene.
This is live,
and this is real,
not a book.
And once this world seemed hopeless.
Caught up in a snare.
The president authored our story
and murder he wrote.
But from somewhere
in the blue stars,
the stripes that bleed
white and red.
There came someone
who we love now.
Passion in everything
he said.
Running on change
for a fallen state,
birthing hope
in the hearts of all.
I saw excitement before my eyes.
I lived in wonder
and in awe.
And somehow, maybe
just seeing him,
hearing his voice,
and being there.
I could catch the infectious presence
that he vibrated,
through the air.
So, you may think
I am trippin'.
Caught in a moment
of time.
But I have seen history
in the making.
I've seen one time
of a kind.
Because feeling like this,
don't just happen,
on the way to work
one day.
No, for many it took them.
A lifetime, to feel this way.
And so many people
are hurting.
The nation crying
for a way of escape.
And before this we seemed
to be dying.
In a man's misjudgment
and fate.
But the sun is shining
on this year now,
through the attacks,
the heartache,
the hate.
We can get one nation to rally,
just once
for the world's sake.
Baby, I'm sayin'
I'm a witness.
To the American soul
in my heart.
To the flow of compassion
in my veins now.
The hunger to help end strife.
I am one of a million
or dozen.
One of one,
or one of two.
And we want Obama
for president.
Now, it will happen soon.
Don't disregard my saying this.
Know this day,
and know this year.
Know that we watched
this election.
Know that we, were here.
I am a witness
to this nation.
Generation --
we make a scene.
Decades from now
you will feel this.
Decades from now
you will know,
what we mean.