Elections
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And that is how it all started: Kwame Nkrumah and his diligent compatriots succeeded in'Self Government Now'—the dream of Ghana's independence.With freedom and justice enshrined in our coat of arms, granted were we the right to choose. Choose a le
Yes, I will certainly vote
But I won’t vote for liars
I will not vote for backstabbers
We want all Democrats to behave
As though they truly and genuinely believe
In a True Democracy
Many years came,
Which has now gone lame,
A boy, no more I was,
For it all, I verily saw.
How without moderation,
The elections were annulled in motion.
Amidst great strife,
Gone through the knife,
Hands cold.
Sweat beading across my forehead
but
too numb to properly feel it.
Deep breaths.
Inspirational quotes.
"The only thing we have to fear
is fear
itself."
My voice!
You heard me right.
Elections are coming.
I will vote to make my speech known.
My voice!
Peace, Love, Creativity,
The world is ours to conquer
We spread hate instead of positivity
Making the government stronger
Our rights have no voice to speak
Police brutality taking over the streets
Trump became President and I got askedAre you proud to be American now?I never boasted that I was AmericanBut by the questioning of "now" and by the given smirk, I could tell that the answerWas decided for me
Crowds Cheer,
Confetti Falls,
Above the commotion
I hear a voice so small
This is only the beginning
Now start standing tall.
How did I earn this title?
President of the District,
A vote is the 19th amendment
It is the shield for my mother, my sister, and my aunt
It is the yellow stars that fall upon me
It is the bruises that have been formed
The blood that has been lost
I don’t want to know how to win, I only want to know how to grow.
We swear that the tumor only grows on the Devil, but it grows on our Land.
Her soul was ripped of it’s property and we are ripped of our choice.
Yes, he lost the election
But the scary part
is
apparently 47 percent
of my fellow Hoosiers
think it's cool to say
God wanted you raped
and vote for him anyway,
which makes me think
Vote
It shouldn’t be a question
Go vote
Let them know that you have a voice
Vote
It is not a suggestion
Go vote
Because you have the choice
