The sky's were getting dark and the light bulb came on under the porch so we knew Barack Obama would appear on the screen. He would appear to be sixteen feet tall as the old drive in movie screen would assure. Talking down but, he was talking to us. He had kept us mostly safe so far, the insurgents islamic radical muslims had been killed off in the south but up here, they were everywhere. He told us to praise Allah, not to mean it but, to remain safe, they were everywhere.

The State of the Union was an important speech, we had to listen and watch, it was ordered by the governors office.

We had to share, it was the only way.  How could we survive if we went our own ways, everybody looking for us, every loose stone being turned, looking.  Buddy thought he knew best because he had money.  He liked handing out money starting with 100 dollar bills for favors but if you walked with him for ten minutes you knew he was afraid, some things money couldn't buy and safety was on the list.  Money was a good thing if you have food and security but the current facts of the civil war changed everything.  This Barack Obama was different and he promised better food and cool water but his promises were lacking in results but, you couldn't say that out loud.  

The village set up some social rules, without laws we had to have something.  People were doing everything to get what they wanted, the police was removed by the new governor so we all wore the same tattoo of the governor that indicated where we could walk, plant food or even where we could stop and drink water.  The people that had been using drugs or alcohol were killed off in just a few months.  They were not allowed to farm for food as they were removed from the pecking order.  Competition was now illegal so the kids no longer raced home from the farm schools or the wood shops.  Your sexual mate would be selected for you by the governor's office so dating was out, no movie houses or restaurants, no old fashioned social gatherings that our grand-parents whispered about in their living quarters.

The young girls did the laundry and their heads were often left white due to using lie soap while removing stains from clothing, the white uniforms had to remain spotless at all times.

The governor would be talking about the state of the union tonight so hundreds were gathered at the screen under the porch.

The sky's were getting dark and the light bulb came on under the porch so we knew Barack Obama would appear on the screen.  He would appear to be sixteen feet tall as the old drive in movie screen would assure.  Talking down but, he was talking to us.  He had kept us mostly safe so far, the insurgents islamic radical muslims had been killed off in the south but up here, they were everywhere.

He told us to praise Allah, not to mean it but, to remain safe, they were everywhere.