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Absentee Ballot
by Kristina Woodhill
As the clock struck twelve
wooden cuckoo stilled
voting completed
counting long done
masks once again shuffled
about the big room
everyone tried one last spin
to disguise
that no one knew
who or what we really had won
10/24/2016 Author's Note: Answer to prompt at poetry meet-up on spooky writing: As the clock struck twelve
Posted on 10/24/2016
Copyright © 2024 Kristina Woodhill
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/26/16 at 06:11 PM Thought provoking read, Kristina. I figured something to do with the election coming up, and could indeed apply, but also spooky in its own right, just in time for 'all hollows eve.' |
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