Obama's Task

For this difficult task
poor Obama did ask -
to fix the state of our nation
ruined by an incompetent
Republican administration.

With best intentions
he entered an impossible scene
where corrupt mismanagement
was the general scheme
with an ongoing depression
based on worldwide recession,
Asia's industrialization
cutting jobs in our nation
while fanatic crazies
from lands distant and far
have us involved
in a ludicrous war.

While Obama is one of the best,
to solve these problems
is an almost hopeless test,
I bet his wife will sometimes ask,
why did you take this miserable task.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz