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Election challengers shout “Stop the count” as poll workers count absentee ballots in #Detroit, Michigan in the 2020 general election @washingtonpost #Election2020
You say
Stop the count
of leaves in snow.
Stop the count
of sunbeams
off the unfrozen river.
It is still autumn,
you fear what comes next.
Stop the count
of the dead
and leave them in the street.
Stop the count
of the entry and exit wounds.
There is no gun
without a hand to hold it.
America,
you have willed yourself blind,
you have walked out
to meet your own tragedy.
Each violence you commit
lands on your own body
like so many snowflakes
on the skin.
Raise your eyes,
see the path home,
count every step back.
A new year is coming,
there is time to heal.
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About the Article
A reflective look at baseless claims calling for a recount.
