Caught in the middle,
I stand alone.
Not conservative enough for some; not liberal enough for others.
Not swayed by emotion in the political, but the practical,
I stand alone.
“Don’t you agree?” my friends ask hopefully after their latest rant.
I smile mysteriously and change the subject.
I stand alone.
No, I will NOT tell you who I am voting for.
My vote is my right and my own.
I stand alone.
I will not vote for expediency or because a person is “going to win anyway.”
I will not vote for a person because of the color of their skin or their gender.
I stand alone.
I will vote my conscience, which may not be the same as yours.
I do not think less of you for voting differently, why should you think less of me?
I stand alone.
-Teressa Morris, 2016
