As the last raindrop falls I think…
How far this country has come
What an impact America has made on the world
How lucky I am
Not to be treated differently
To be looked at as a human
Not an animal
To only work for whom I choose
To have the freedom to do what I please

But what if it was different?
What if my life wasn’t like that?
What if I was treated as an animal?
If I was just something that could be sold
An item in somebody’s life
Not a human
Not someone with feelings
Just an object

Barack Obama becoming president means a lot
Not just to people who look like him
But to everyone
It shows that we have not just said we would change the world
We have done it
43 presidents
Walked through that door
Some did amazing things
Some did not
But either way they all have something in common
They all care for our country
The amazing place we have created
The country where the streets are paved with gold

The brain is complex
Always looking for new information
To sort through
But where does all this information come from?
Parents
Family
Friends
Most comes from good education
That comes from schools
What rules do you think of when it comes to schools?
Mostly don’t run in the hallway
And things of that nature
But other rules that you don’t even think of now were there
Dark skin not allowed
Not allowed to be taught because of your race
Things of this sort
Currently these don’t come up

We think all of this has changed
It has to a great degree
But there is still some left
Which people think Barack Obama
Can change
Which he has already
He not only brings intelligence
To the office
But the hope of equality
The hope of peace

As I sit here
All that is left of the past is a puddle
Just waiting to dry away