I Have a Vote

Nov 02, 2026
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I have a vote.

I may be one.

I have a vote.

I don’t own a gun.

I have a vote.

I might not end this all on November 4th.

I have a vote. 

I may not be able to restore USAID.

I have a vote. 

I may not be able to bring the wrongly deported home.

I have a vote. 

I may never be able to be forgiven for the sins of my country.

I have a vote.

I might not be able to end the corruption.

I have a vote. 

I might not stop a war that shouldn’t have started.

I have a vote. 

I may not convince my family, my friends that we are on the wrong path.

I have a vote.

I may be one paycheck away from ruin.

I have a vote. 

I may not be able to save our planet.

I have a vote. 

I may not be able to redress all the wrongs done in the name of Jesus.

I have a vote. 

I may not be able to sway politicians to think beyond their wallets.

I have a vote. 

I might not ever live to see a non-partisan Supreme Court

I have a vote.

I may be threatened for standing against what is wrong. 

I have a vote.

I might be imprisoned like others who have spoken out.

I have a vote. 

I may even lose my life-in the right place at the wrong time, like Renee, Alex and others.

I have a vote.

Will a phoenix rise from these ashes?

Yes, a new eagle, I fervently believe.

It will spread its wings and soar towards that more perfect union.

It will shake away the terrible, dark dream.

It will, I fervently believe.

I have a vote. 

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