a tear fell that day
from the coast of ivory
for the souls of juillet, jimi,
babet and bambara
and landed in washington dc
a tear fell that day
from a plantation in mississippi
for jude, whipped and smoked
cealy, leashed and yoked
phoebe, tarred and feathered
jupiter, penned and tortured
and landed in washington dc
a tear fell that day
from a tree in lynchburg
an unmarked grave in baton rouge
a baptist church in alabama
a bloody balcony in tennessee
and landed in washington dc
a tear fell that day
from the joy of my ancestors
for barack hussein obama
the first black president of the u.s.a.
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