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A Sad Day for Democracy in America

1/7/2021

Storming The Capitol (Jan 6, 2021)

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Absolute Power

Shockwaves reverberate
Throughout historic halls
When self-crowned
Kings overreach power
From lofty towers.

~Danielle Grace

REUTERS/Leah Millis: An explosion caused by a police munition at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

Insurrection

Those who cheer walls may
Fail to see a bridge too far
Violates us all.

~Danielle Grace

Demonstrators, left, protest in June in front of the U.S. Capitol over the death of George Floyd. Supporters of President Donald Trump, right, rally at same location on Jan. 6 2020. (AP Photos)

Double Standards

Hate is never
An ambiguous monster;
Stark hideousness
Defines the beast
Full stop.

~Danielle Grace

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The Power Of Love

10/15/2020

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Warrior Of The Heart

Neither blade nor bullet
Pierces the heart like love...

No aegis of gods may thrive
Once that almighty arrow flies
Striking true against all odds
Where shield and armor shatter
As if mere breath fashioned a cage
Against desire's naked rage.

~Danielle Grace

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Justice At Odds

9/24/2020

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The pendulum of justice in the United States of America is swinging wildly. On September 18, 2020 we lost Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. On the first day she laid in repose in The Great Hall of the U.S. Supreme Court, it was also announced that three cops would recieve little to no discipline for the killing of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was a black woman shot while sleeping in her own home by police during a no-knock warrant in Louisville Kentucky. Two of the Officers were not charged at all, and one was charged with Wanton Endangerment. The death of Breonna Taylor was not addressed in the charges.

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Photo: Britannica.com)

University of Louisville Health ER Technician Breonna Taylor (Photo: nytimes.com)

Final Gavel

Teardrops roll down faces
No matter what your race is
Sorrow has no color,
But it does have a source--
Some require change of course.

~Danielle Grace

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Around And Around It Goes...

5/24/2020

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The finger pointing gets to be too much. The blame never ends because nobody wants to let go of their own point of view. Oh, it does happen, but not enough. It is easier to blame our differences, than to embrace our similarities. It is easier to just keep doing it the same way than to be an innovator. If you introduce something new, you get pushback for the sake of tradition. Proving your point has nothing to do with changing peoples' minds. People will always believe what they choose to believe. Humans are pretty stubborn creatures, present composer included.

~Danielle Grace

Yea, judges gavel ere
Stereotypical ice is broken
Deem foreign flip-sides
As well-spoken tokens
Skin melanated, but not enough if
Lighter brown, redder, golden, brighter,
Maybe way too privileged as it gets whiter
Equally prone to slight as hands offered
In shades closer to the dark of midnight;

Acknowlegement never erases obvious blight
You can’t edit every book on sight;
That may sound trite, but it’s still right...

Neighbors assigned random provinces
At coordinates where family feet never fell
By a skewed geographic slip of the senses
Concocting blame for unproven crimes
Yet, where silver spoons drop stacks of dimes
Lacking pennies net the impoverished hard time
Proving zip codes matter where pockets get fatter
Under the table and across red lines--of history
I’m being blunt, no need to excuse me…

Oh, did I pray to the wrong deity?
Or is a choice not to believe
Justification for prejudice and bigotry
If an answer driving me to happiness is kindness
Instead of spirits of divinity making the selfsame plea
Mutual respect can disagree to agree
Without demonizing me or thee
For daring to love out of sincerity
Not dictums of what renders hearts complete
Any more than what we present to the world
Could change internally who we’re meant to be
And the limits of personal bravery
Ah, me...

It is hatred which burns harmony
On pyres of rigid philosophy
Lit even in the face of proof
Human bias always misses the truth.

~Danielle Grace

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Showtime!

5/24/2020

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What part do ypu play in the show of life?

~Danielle G.

Performer

I write my own tragedies
My friends enjoy comedies
So, I flip a finger, laugh, & lie
As drama brokers tears inside.

Smiles I wear draw attention
Jokes jog internal dissention
Your reasons and mine differ
Who hits a punchline quicker?

The enigma wrapped in stigma.

~Danielle Grace

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Danielle Grace was born in Washington, D.C. In addition to being a novelist, Grace is also a poet and entrepreneur. Grace holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and resides in the state of Maryland with her family. As the child of a federal police officer and a Speech Pathologist in the public school systems of Washington, D.C. and the outer suburbs of Maryland, she was raised to be fair in her treatment of all people and inquisitive about the world around her.

A Sad Day for Democracy in America

Absolute Power

~Danielle Grace

Insurrection

~Danielle Grace

Double Standards

~Danielle Grace

The Power Of Love

Warrior Of The Heart

~Danielle Grace

Justice At Odds

Final Gavel

~Danielle Grace

Around And Around It Goes...

~Danielle Grace

Showtime!

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Warrior Of The Heart

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Final Gavel

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Around And Around It Goes...

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