“Whether
or not you voted for me, I want to hear your voice.”
–
President Barack Obama, Inauguration
speech
Change
What
am I believing in?
The
change that is used in politics?
The
change that I can apply to myself?
The
change that brings a smile to my face?
The
change that will chain my soul?
Yes,
I want to change.
I
want to be happy.
I
want to be loving,
Letting
go of the things I hate.
I
hate to be in poverty
My
hand’s tired of punching a timecard
For
three decades I have been working,
My
tour of duty in this life,
Till
the day I die…
Oh,
the change I need to have
Versus
the change I have heard
Several
times in my life --
President
Clinton to Obama.
The
overnight change:
An
American becomes homeless
Started
one, two, three,
Then
thousands upon thousands become homeless
Waves
after waves of homes ebb away
Never
thought I would see this day…
But
there is one thing unchanged,
My
faith in God and Country.
America.
Linh
Duy Vo
12
March 2009 ©
Poem
sent to 1600 Pennsylvania, Washington, DC.