April is poetry month 2015

Leader (2009)

There is an art
To being a leader
We, the people, choose you
It’s a democracy
Sounds crazy, but true
Democratic, demo, a test
We, the people, choose you

Put the cards on the table
Shake things up
The highest esteem
The people have spoken

Your words so eloquent
Inflicting us all
Hanging on to every syllable
What charisma

A leader of a country,
           a people
The weight of the world
an honor, a burden
All rolled into one
Will bullets fly?
What about the bailout?
Will jobs be created?
Will you share the American Dream?
What is the dream?
King’s dream?
Who would have dreamt?
A dark in the light house
Who would have thought?
We cheer, we cry, we laugh, we die
Experiencing an historic moment
A long line of people
Made history happen
The weight of the world
Under a microscope
Your every move
What a life
What a world
Some things do work
We have to work together
The village came together

The people have spoken
You are the leader
For better or worse
Lead us not…
Lead us to the American Dream

There will be a party
in the White House
We’ll cheer, we’ll cry’
We’ll laugh, more will die

I have a dream
It’s time for a change
I am a leader

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