Excellent Personal reflection upon hearing the results of the election Reaction by Ellen Frank Bayer Share A Photo Poetry contest entry

I feel the wind on my face I see Lady Liberty in the harbor I hear the helicopters roar I smell the saltwater The stone cold bench is seeping into my body I am here I am present I will live through this It could be worse It could always be worse I am outside I am not in a hospital I am not a hostage I have a home I have a job I have a family I can see I can feel I can walk I can sing I can rise above the noise I can clear my mind I can tune out or tune in I can choose.   Author Notes I am a lifelong New Yorker who loves all the parts of New York City, including the wildlife in the subway. I have been writing poetry to empty my mind of the ghosts of the past and the uncertainty of the present.

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