An Unexpected Visitor

An Unexpected Visitor By Elton Camp The crunch of gravel in our drive Announced a visitor had arrived The curtain I then pushed aside The car with amazement eyed “Oh my, what could be worse? It’s somebody in a black hearse.” Wife: “I see what you do mean, But I think it’s a big limousine.” The back door swung open wide Toward our house a man did stride His appearance took me aback For he was most surely a black A shock that caller just had to give In the neighborhood where we live To be fair, people really do try, But old prejudices are hard to die Had the man come there to rob? Or was he looking for some job? But with his car and fancy clothes, It’s hard to think he’s one of those So when I heard him knock, The door I did warily unlock Standing just outside the door There was a man I’d seen before “Hi, Barack Obama is my name I guess you wonder why I came. This is not some senseless trick. Your house was a random pick.” “Opinion polls are my undoing. My popularity misconstruing. With regular people I try to chat To speak about this and that.” I didn’t know just what to say, But asked him in right away. We had a visit of about an hour With that man of great power And just as soon as he was gone, We quickly got on the telephone “You won’t believe who came today And all the things we heard him say!” With laughter they all did choke. They thought it was only a joke But we both know it is not a lie The president truly did come by