Langston 2008

I think that this poem is very appropriate with the election so close. It's by one of my favorite poets ever, Langston Hughes.

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I'll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody'll dare
Say to me,
"Eat in the kitchen,"
Then.

Besides,
They'll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed--

I, too, am America.

That isn't to say that this election is about race, or that it should be about race. It absolutely shouldn't. It should be about 2 candidates and their policy. But the giant elephant in the room that is the US is race. And after 232 years since the Declaration of Independence it's refreshing that we finally have a person of color in position to lead the executive branch of our government. It's an absolute bonus that he outlines a clear and coherent policy of change that will affect us middle-class peeps.

But, again, two people vying for the chief executive position. One stands for policies that will move us forward. The other stands for more of the same politics as usual. I think it's time for a change. Here's hoping...