"Four Years Later"
-And-
"President Obama"
By: Nasir Wali Muhsin - (2012)

As a young man of incarceration I'm forced to wonder how President Obama has done in the eyes of the average Joe Blow on Main Street... the state workers - jobless - homeless and so forth!?!?...

Naturally and because I'm incarcerated I along with millions more like me have been labelled by society as worthless - losers - misfits - state property - rascals and the like. And so voting has been ripped from our avail just as our freedom was... And although (I) continue to maintain my innocence simply due to the (fact) that I was "unjustly convicted" by America's "justice system" I still have "no voice"... (We) the "incarcerated" have (no voice)...

(But)!... We do, (I) do have eyes - ears - feelings and opinions not to mention "concerns" and I'm concerned for my fellow human-beings of freedom - (physical freedom that is) - on Main Street, the poverty stricken - isolated - gentrified - whom have been "terrorized" (by) "Wall Street and the government" who've laid a crucial and spellbinding "monopoly" on gas - food - health - housing and jobs, coupled with a horrifyingly failing education system!! :(...

Many of my close companions - peers - and family members jumped for joy right along with 100(s) of millions more when President Obama won office! (I) too was elated for this "PERSONAL" accolade of "HIS"... After all, he (is) the 1st black president... "That" however has (nothing) to do with me and my siblings - nieces - nephews - 95 yrs old grandma - nor the average Joe Blow on Main Street plagues with job - healthcare - housing - education and food issues!... Now one can (AIMLESSLY) jump out there and say: "Well, that's they own fault". If you "FOOLISHLY" say such I rest my case which is "What has President Obama and his being black or of some colored descent done for YOU on Main Street and below"!!!?!???!... Well, since you can no longer say the above I guess you'll try the obvious response, the blinded statement of: "It gave me and my kids courage and ambition to know that we could do anything we put our minds to"!... I then will (laugh) "gut wrenchingly" and say that (well) before President Obama there was and is the likes of: Michael Jordan - Tiger Woods - Maya Angelou - Oprah - and 1,000(s) of impaired who've conquered their field of profession to choose from... after all, is not politics a profession!?!?!... Surely his conquering the White House didn't make you jump up and start studying politics so that YOU could run for presidency, did it!????! "Of course not"!... And so you'll never be able to pull that one on (me). Not even if I was half asleep - (deep sleeping) for that matter!!!...

I'm pained to say that, although Obama is a black president America is (still) racially divided whether you choose to accept this (fact) or not!... Let's take a look at the "target market" for the so-called "war on drugs" - look at the "educational system and value" in Americans' "inner cities" - let's look at the percentage rate of black and brown of America's prison and parole system - vs. the judges - corporate America - blue collar America - social elite etc etc... Surely the comparative list can go on for an eon!... And I could hear the "FOOLISH and BLINDED" now -> "it ain't nobody's fault but yo own if you ain't affluent"!! :P ... But my beloved non-conscious one... the question still remains:

Four years later where do YOU "stand - set or lay"!?! What has President Obama - the 1st black president - the people's choice done for YOU as the average Joe Blow on Main Street and below - (black - white - brown or red) - !?! Are you better of socially - economically - ambitiously - and health care wise!?! Are your children in public schools being better educated!?! Is your job - career and home secure!?! Are you still in steep debt although both the "banks and car inc.(s)" got BAILED OUT :(!!?! Simply put, is (your) situation - (based solely on Obama's being the 1st black president) - better - worse or the same as it was "four years ago"!?!?!

I'm incarcerated so I've no voice - no vote and withered to no support but I do see well - and listen attentively... That said I'm no rocket scientist and I'm definitely no fool (but) I (do) know some things!!!... And the question still remains:

Four years later,

1)... How does President Obama fare in your eyes!?!
2)... Are you better or worse off - financially - job-wise - health care wise - debt wise - ambitiously - politically etc!?!
3)... How has President Obama's being the 1st black president helped you!?!
4)... Will you vote for Obama this year!?!

Note: Please don't jump out there thinking this some ole (Hate Obama) "rhetoric". In fact this has less to do with Obama than it does YOU!! This is about (you) the average Main Street and below captives of America's politics and economics!! (I) got much respect for the Obamas, like them all a lot... but my (our) liking - loving - and respect for him and his family has (nothing) to do with our homes - debts - bellies - education - health and the blatant social and racial division of America... so this ain't no hate rhetoric towards Obama!! It's about YOU!!

** Y'all get at me by responding directly on my blog or via mail @:
Ceso Sprewell Nasir Wali Muhsin #259325
P.O. Box 9900/W.S.P.F.
Boscobel, Wisconsin