September 07, 2021

1st Vote

It was hers.

She had this choice
behind curtained bliss,
Dad’s chest full on the other side
as her tapered hand
pulled the lever.

No matter how wide
the final margin,
a lone ballot
never counted so much.

Kamilah Aisha Moon, American Life in Poetry #858 August 30, 2021

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