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I Saw Susan B. Anthony at the Polls (After Eve Ewing)
I saw Susan at the Polls. she kept her head down,
her hands nestled softly inside her coat.
occasionally her eyes would drift to the men
who stood in camouflage with their hands
sitting protectively on the leather holsters
that attached to their American-made jeans.
I lost eye contact as I made my way through
the line of people who waited patiently,
like lambs to the slaughter.
as I filled out my ballot, my ears picked up
the sound of a brawl outside the booth.
making my way out, I noticed that
Susan had begun to walk towards the street.
Hello Susan I waved as I grabbed my “I voted” sticker.
she smiled back, uttering a soft Hello in return,
her voice sounded almost haunting, as if
she was grieved by her circumstances.
Is something wrong?
Oh, darling, she turned and began to walk
away, but with one swift pivot she looked back,
everything is wrong.
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After reading Eve Ewing's I saw Emmett Till this week at the grocery store, I was inspired to write a similar political poem about a historical figure. I wrote this right before the 2020 election and I think the tone reflects a lot of the fears I had going into that season of elections.