Oprah, wow! You did it, Girl,
the things no one could do.
You walked the walk and talked the talk
to make your dreams come true.

You never listened to the
lies that told you what to be.
You hearkened to your drummer
and scored a symphony.

As you've grown,
you've changed our lives
in things that you've expressed.
You've made the world a better place
with subjects, now addressed.

You never sugarcoat the truth
to speak it is your cross.
You say what's right and righteous
and with it bare the cost.

What race are you? You're human,
and running out in front...
To lead us all to understand
we must earn what we want.

You shine in your example
while reaching for your stars.
And when you speak you show the world
you know just what we are.

Green or striped, we are alike
we all bleed red and die.
We love our friends and family.
We're born, we laugh and cry.

All of us together
at home on mother earth...
All of us God's children
and each of us with worth.

So Oprah, know, you did it Girl!
The love is clear in you...
May each of us aspire
to follow in your shoes...

(c) 2004 LMM