sathya narayana - AVANT-GARDE

For millions of ghettos
Maimed mulattos
And chained helots
Came he like a soothing zephyr
As a balm of Gilead

For the Apartheid breeds
And for those green eyed
Who call him parvenu with hatred
He is a whirlwind
An ominous portent

Watchout those shaking billboards
“No entry for dogs and blacks”
Falling one after another with dread
Rising up are new hoardings
Flaunting new hopes and confidence

Usherd in a man in Black and White
Promising colorful days in prospect
For one and all with equal respect
Obama is his name
Reform is his aim

sathya narayana

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