Keeping Freedom

Innaugural

clippings

and shavings,

assorted flags,

and fluff,

the less historic

remnants

left behind.

     Moving vans

     and moving crowds

     have all

                                                     moved on.

                                                     

     In their wake,

                                                     a steady stream of

     comments and

                                                     commentary,

                                                     a well-trained

                                                     lens

     fixed on 

                                                     every breath,

     every word,

                                                     and every

                                                     action too.

     What it must be like

      to be Barack Obama,

      Taking the 

      Whole

World

in his hands,

Making a few

bold actions,

Waiting and watching

Listening

                                                         to Washington's 

response and reaction.

And all the while,

keeping cool,

holding tight

to his very own

                                                        blackberry,

                                                        a connection to

another world,

that small circle

of freedom

that keeps

the ground

under his feet.