Change gon come
I called my Auntie G first. She is a STRONG Obama supporter. We didn't talk long, because I knew I was distracting her from her passion.
I called my Daddy as soon as I hung up with Auntie G. I knew he would be watching. His excitement over this nomination makes me smile, because my Daddy is a well read, highly educated man. To see him all a flutter over this makes my heart feel good.
My Daddy is the person in my life that talked to me, really talked to me, about being black and female. He has been my cheerleader and adviser for most of my adult life.
When I got married just so I could join the military (single parents aren't allowed) Daddy said "do what you have to do to get what you need"
When 11yrs later I decided I had had enough of Uncle Sam, Daddy said "there is a whole world out here waiting on you come and get it!"
My Daddy's still waters run deep like the ocean.
As I talked to him on the phone, I truly thought he was going to cry, he did own up to the fact that he had cried "just a little". <3
He asked me if J was watching, I told him yes.
Daddy spoke his words of awe, he was so excited this had happened in HIS life time, he was so excited that he had lived to see it.
He spoke of the summers he had to swim in the local lake because blacks weren't allowed to swim in the blue waters of the towns only pool.
He spoke of how he finally got to go when he was ten.
At that moment I understood why he was so passionate about taking me to that pool every summer.
He was passing on his legacy.
He was passing on his hope that one day his grandchildren would have all the things he was denied. We didn't talk long, because I knew he needed to have his "Obama time".
When I got off the phone I turned to J. and told him, "This is a piece of your history and it will forever change the future. Remember this night, it's one the most important in a black persons life". He may not get it now, but some day he will. Obama may not win (I'm not a supporter or hater), but the fact that he is a black man in America running for our highest office changes everything.
One day my future granddaughter will call my son to talk about current events... I wonder who and what they will be talking about.
Whether you are for or against Obama he has changed OUR legacy.
I called my Daddy as soon as I hung up with Auntie G. I knew he would be watching. His excitement over this nomination makes me smile, because my Daddy is a well read, highly educated man. To see him all a flutter over this makes my heart feel good.
My Daddy is the person in my life that talked to me, really talked to me, about being black and female. He has been my cheerleader and adviser for most of my adult life.
When I got married just so I could join the military (single parents aren't allowed) Daddy said "do what you have to do to get what you need"
When 11yrs later I decided I had had enough of Uncle Sam, Daddy said "there is a whole world out here waiting on you come and get it!"
My Daddy's still waters run deep like the ocean.
As I talked to him on the phone, I truly thought he was going to cry, he did own up to the fact that he had cried "just a little". <3
He asked me if J was watching, I told him yes.
Daddy spoke his words of awe, he was so excited this had happened in HIS life time, he was so excited that he had lived to see it.
He spoke of the summers he had to swim in the local lake because blacks weren't allowed to swim in the blue waters of the towns only pool.
He spoke of how he finally got to go when he was ten.
At that moment I understood why he was so passionate about taking me to that pool every summer.
He was passing on his legacy.
He was passing on his hope that one day his grandchildren would have all the things he was denied. We didn't talk long, because I knew he needed to have his "Obama time".
When I got off the phone I turned to J. and told him, "This is a piece of your history and it will forever change the future. Remember this night, it's one the most important in a black persons life". He may not get it now, but some day he will. Obama may not win (I'm not a supporter or hater), but the fact that he is a black man in America running for our highest office changes everything.
One day my future granddaughter will call my son to talk about current events... I wonder who and what they will be talking about.
Whether you are for or against Obama he has changed OUR legacy.
posted by Poetry @ 5:14 AM
1 Comments:
At June 10, 2008 9:10 PM,
Inmyownwords said…
I would love to see Obama take it to the top! That would be the ultimate. Even in my lifetime, I did not think it would happen...
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