DARKNESS RISING

DARKNESS RISING

A lonely man,

Standing at the lectern,

It’s the solemn President.

Uncompromising and stern.

Speech never hesitant,

Darkness rising.

A fragile man,

With untold power,

Never once was he smug.

Generals in White house tower,

Take a hammer to the bug.

Darkness rising.

A family man,

Is that a falling tear?

This is too often,

Still there’s no fear.

Resolve he can’t soften.

Darkness rising.

An American man,

Like you full of hope,

For a safer world make no error.

He’ll cast the freedom rope,

Hold firm and end the terror.

Darkness falls.

Phil Hall  April  2013