Obama MomentI am proud to be
an American,
not just because of
the men who died
for me
but for those who
live each day
waiting for
a new rebirth
of wonder.
Standing in a rope line
watching a young
mother thrust her
baby at you
as the flashes
explode around you
like bombs
bursting
in air
Waiting for my
chance to say
one thing
that will change
the course of
history,
The one thing,
that a year
from now you will
recount
near the end
your State of
the Union
address,
'There was
this guy I met
in a rope line
in Dover
New Hampshire
who said
something ...
And then
you turn to me,
your white shirt
gleaming,
the sleeves rolled
up in such
a perfect way
that the cuffs
seem starched
and flattened
against your
dark fore arm,
And you reach
for my hand
and I say
the only
history changing
thing
I can
think of.
" I Love you, man."
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