Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted January 20, 2009 | Chapters: | ...38 39 -40- 41... |
A Cinquain
A chapter in the book cinquains
Voting Day
by adewpearl
I stepped
into the booth, a shiver down my spine. A place secured in history was mine. |
Recognized |
I've voted in every election, national or local, since I became eligible at age 21, and I have always felt the weight of my decision. I truly do believe that each person in a democracy has a sacred duty to help decide who will run our government and represent the interests of the people.
However, I had never experienced the feeling I did when I voted this past November. My knees, literally, almost went out from under me as I cast my vote, and I was covered with goosebumps. I was one tiny part of history's being made, and today, inauguration day, the goosebumps are coming back.
Pays
one point
and 2 member cents. However, I had never experienced the feeling I did when I voted this past November. My knees, literally, almost went out from under me as I cast my vote, and I was covered with goosebumps. I was one tiny part of history's being made, and today, inauguration day, the goosebumps are coming back.
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