Senegal
When Obama Won
By: Charles Giuliano - Dec 31, 2016
Senegal
That winter
Senegal
Different drummers
Rough trip
Going native
With Pip
No amenities
Dead broke
Dusty roads
Bumpy busses
Tough hotel
Bread for breakfast
Lunch of
Stinky fish
Over smelly rice
Beautiful beaches
Soccer and dancers
Hello my brother
Endless hustle
Throngs of kids
Bare feet
Begging change
Cattle wandering streets
Watched from rooftop
Obama had just won
World changed
So it seemed
Poignant to be there
Visiting Goree Island
Where slaves
Shipped to America
In chains
Hope of difference
Style and dignity
Grace under
Ruthless opposition
Black youth
Killed by cops
Now last days
Dread ahead
Respite ended
Under Trump
Back to Africa
In every sense