A New Day

"It’s been a long time coming. But tonight, because of what we did on this date, in this election, change has come to America." - Barack Obama, Nov.4, 2008

it's the dawn of a new day in america.
where the sun we prayed for is streaming in through the dark clouds.
we have a new president-elect,
a visionary--smart, charismatic, aware,
a guy who's just pulled off the most amazing rise to office that anyone could imagine
an inspiration to all of us--
not only in america, but
for people everywhere in the world.
change has come. it's a beginning
of a process that is always evolving.

martin luther king was in chicago last night.
you could see him in jesse jackson's eyes.
you could hear him in obama's words.
you could see him and hear him in the jubilance,
the warmth, the celebration.
the dream is still alive.

with his eyes glistening and his gaze towards the future,
obama invoked the dream
and the work we need to do to get there.
we remembered that
america really is that place
where anything is possible.

what a wonderful thing just happened here.
change has come. we have a man leading us who is indeed a leader.
we awoke from the nightmare, and
the world is with us again.

black and white together. all races, all ages. all sexual orientations.
it makes no difference.
if that isn't beautiful--what is?