O Obama! Poem by Madhav Sarkunde

O Obama!
I don't know
Why I am so happy
By your win -
But I know for sure
This victory of yours
Is a proof of your goodness,
Your dedication and devotion
Towards human causes

Obama!
I don't know
Why I feel my blood
Dance in my body with joy
By your comeback
But I do know your re-entry
In the white house is a promise
To fulfill the painting you left off

My dear Obama!
I don't know -
Why I feel so drawn to you
From this far shore of humanity
But I know perfectly that tears
You shed on sorrows of slavery
Have to do with my bondage, too

O black Obama
I don't know why
I feel my dream flowered
But my heart tells me
That in your triumph lies
Hopes of those deprived of hope.