Jasmine's soft touch
on her mother's cheek,
who was overwhelmed
by the emotion of Obama's victory,
tried to soothe away the symbolic pain
caused by decades of racial discrimination;
the intense pain of untold injustice suffered
by African-Americans at the hands
of white fanatical bigots.
Her innocent gesture is symbolic
of the not-so-distant past,
but especially of the future.
Is it possible to have the:
"Audacity of Hope?"
