A Prayer for President Obama

Brotha Obama I gotta Pray because I'm hearing a lot of drama
about your effectiveness today.

So I'm taking time from my busy business day
and putting forth your name before the Lord anyway

This meditation is a petition to God to grant you the strength to say

to the entrenched powerful elite in Washington
Your time is done -- the people want
justice now engaged

and I trust that God Grants you the insight
and grace to sway

The corrupt corporate interests back to health care
policies that are righteous and sane

I know in the interest of healing you extended
an olive branch after the heat of the fray

But now a bigger stick needs to be wielded
in the public interest to make some headway

Mr President we will no longer sit silently and stay
like a trained dog on a leash while the economy
continues to decay

So stand on the hope you so elegantly proclaimed
Mr. Executive for common people are hurting and
we need some change -- like yesterday

Amen

A Prayer for Mr. Obama (c) Copyright 2010 Kamau Austin All Rights Reserved, Resident Montclair New Jersey