Barack Obama: Hope Personified

A catastrophic era has ended.
A leaderless nation found rock bottom
and decided not to drown.
What could have been slow, wounded strokes to the surface
will be strong surges toward the sunlight
because a model of wisdom and integrity
has come to lead the way.
He lends strength to our broken spirits,
and deep belief that we can heal.
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