Day 8: Muddle; The Election
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Muddle
This choice feels like two sides of the same coin
It is impossible to foresee the ramifications
It is impossible to foresee the ramifications
The culture says, "But you must! It is your privilege! Your right and your duty!
We are forced to play this game
A game rigged by power money influence (my state is not even in contention)
My vote is symbolic at best
But symbols
Like the cross I wear around my neck
Like the cross I wear around my neck
Symbols are rife with meaning
When I was much younger
I learned to ignore the discomfort
To stay and play the game
To stay and play the game
"You can be the baby or the dog"
The girls said when we played house at recess
Either way my hands and pants would be caked black with dirt from crawling
I stayed
it was better
than wandering the playground alone
When the first Jr high school boy to pay me any attention
accused me of "wanting some" because
I neglected the zipper on my pants
I turned three shade of red, fixed it
shook my head, jumped back on my bike
And followed him on the paper route.
accused me of "wanting some" because
I neglected the zipper on my pants
I turned three shade of red, fixed it
shook my head, jumped back on my bike
And followed him on the paper route.
When the youth group spoke about modesty
I assumed the comment was all my fault
And thanked God for His mercy, it was only a comment
It could have been so much worse.
I assumed the comment was all my fault
And thanked God for His mercy, it was only a comment
It could have been so much worse.
Today I don't have to get on my knees
Today I can say "this is not acceptable"
Today I choose the third option
Today I can validate myself
Today I can respect my body as the temple of God
Today I look both choices straight in the eye
Today without a hint of a blush I say "No"!
With a pivot I turn
Sharp like a slap
Today without a hint of a blush I say "No"!
With a pivot I turn
Sharp like a slap
I refuse to pretend
I refuse to muddle my hands in this mess
Today I will vote for me!
The timid, gangling, buck tooth sixth grader with big ideas
You know, she wanted to be president
She had the audacity to think
You know, she wanted to be president
She had the audacity to think
she could change the world (if only she could overcome her anxiety and raise her hand in class)
I will vote for her
She
had big dreams and a proven track record!
had big dreams and a proven track record!
She may not have changed the world
Bringing peace to the Middle East and ending poverty and hunger
Bringing peace to the Middle East and ending poverty and hunger
But she changed her world
Everyday
Everyday
I vote to implement the tenets of that platform.
In awe..
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