Moses and Ted Kennedy

The last of the Kennedy brothers is gone.
Ted Kennedy struggled for years
For health care for all.
Yet he died before his goal was reached.
Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt
Into the wilderness.
He died without entering
The promised land.
The Israelites wandered for forty years.
The uninsured and poor have suffered
For at least forty years.
Joshua became leader.
Obama became President.
Has the struggle been placed in Obama's hands?
Is he Kennedy's heir
In health care reform?
Let it be so.
Let Obama be Joshua
For those who suffer.

Photo by Lilachd