Remember When It Was Our Turn?

Remember the day the world fell down?
The day the Archduke would never reach the crown.

Remember the day the Iron Cross began to walk?
The years that David's people ceased to talk.

Remember the day the great bomb was dropped?
A day so many lost their lives on the spot.

Remember the day the curtain went up?
The day Stalin said, "enough is enough!"

Remember the start of the icy war?
It reached across so many shores.

Koreans, Afghans, Viets and more;
their countries torn apart in a silent war.

Remember the day the wall came crumbling down?
The day Lenin's dream fell to the ground.

Remember when King stood up to the status quo?
The day Brown versus the Board caused a row.

Remember the day Kennedy was killed?
The day America's heart was chilled.

Remember The day George Walker Bush won?
The day we realized our votes didn't count, not even one.

Remember when the Towers came down?
The day when black became brown.

Remember the day when we went to war
for reasons based on the president's folklore?

Remember the following years? We thought we were safe;
in actuality our rights were all raped.

Remember in '08 Hope was in the air
The name Obama echoed with "Care" and "Fair".

Remember the day King's dream came true?
The day the White House would only be half too.

Remember when we changed our nation?
When our votes were a reason for celebration,
When our votes were a loud declaration,
When we were tired of our rights' degradation,
When we cast the ballot without hesitation,
When our votes were a type of illustration,
When He won, it was an inspiration...

My friends remember that day.
Remember what you could feel.
Remember what you could see.
For that day, WE made history.