Before The Election - Kristy Hellum

[Larry Robinson]

Before The Election

I am trying to recall those
Hope filled times when the lilacs
Knew exactly when to blossom
And the figs always produced
In the same months
I count on those like my grandmother’s
Gentle voice or my mother’s sturdy hands 
When we knew we would be safe
Even after that terrible earthquake
When the chimney bricks tumbled down
Even when a father’s anger could make
The whole house crumble
I could still cry out and someone
would touch my cheek
I am trying to recall
When civility mattered
When our leaders were dignified
When the entire house of a nation felt safe
Even after terrible fires, floods and shootings
When tragedy stirred up a mighty compassion
I am trying to recall those
Times when we could lie out exposed
All day warming ourselves in the truth of a sun
My underbelly safe atop
A large solid boulder
Overlooking the precipice
Just ahead.

	- Kristy Hellum
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