JSM - Edition Four

W ho A m I? continued

I become a junior lawyer Working with civil rights cases I then got married to Michelle Robinson We worked in many places I taught constitutional law The law of the government to be correct

I worked on registering people to vote for president I registered over 100,000 people so they can elect

I published a book for my dad ‘Dreams from my father’ It read It was a bestseller ‘Congrats Barack’ They said I ran for senate of Illinois It was hard but I persisted I tried and tried and tried Finally, I was elected I was thrilled with what I did

I was more than excited But I soon reached higher I ran for U.S senate The U.S senate position was what I was drawn to I knew I had to get it So I showed America what I could do I did it, I got the credit I served America well in senate But I didn’t stop there

I went for the highest position possible The President of America is where!

America needed a leader Someone who really cared About the people, rights and community It was a huge decision and I had to be prepared

I thought to myself What do we need? But it came to me that they needed something more than me They needed it more than anyone queried.

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