First woman or first black mayor in our fair city.
Historic events, and what I'm thinking about the most
is relief from ridiculous, fact-twisting ads
and annoying phone calls, four or five a day.
So much money spent.
Tomorrow, they'll say "It was worth it!" for a win,
or wonder if, instead of harassing via airwaves,
phone lines, cell towers, mailboxes, and the Internet
(didn't Al Gore invent that?) they'd tried \
honesty, humility....naaah.
Since when do we demand that?
Dazzle us with your rhetoric, Great Ones!
Itching ears want only to be told
our versions of the Truth.
(c) Ellen Gillette, 2012
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