After the dust cleared after the election and some of the "good ole boys" stayed in office by using fear and deception as campaign tools, I wanted to reflect on some of those strong women who ran and did not make it because they held on to truth and hope for the better angels of our nature.
After The Returns Come In
Walking into the kitchen through the
garage,
her sons' cars would be pulling in
there soon
she had no real time to scream out of
tune
then re-dress into “strong woman”
camouflage.
The smile would need to be pasted back
on
before she'd say the victor needs our
prayers,
then she'd get to sorting out business
affairs
after she went to capital city on the
next dawn,
getting with party leaders about the
campaign,
planing new election, search for new
candidate,
look for the things that seemed to work
of late,
determining who or what was to take the
blame.
Her friends want to give her thanks and
praise
for standing tall, speaking truth all
those long days.
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