I'd like to continue. I think I'd like to continue.
Stalled by anger. The pleading of a man in Alabama woke me up, triggering tears. So why not write?
I'm plastered to the wall. Marked in lines by lath, fiberglass for hair.
I find online magazines ponderous. I find everything ponderous. Elephantine constructus of words.
Olivia's fragments appeal. Shards. Splinters. Shreds.
I try to breathe. I breathe. I try to be. I be.
Afterwords, afterbirth, afterdeath. Afterward, alterword, offerwords.
Hard sorrow.
Anger. Oftentimes am told
a practical way to do things
I know (alreadY) Jesus
damn I know don't you
think I know how to do
things?
Like throw out trash
Heat leftovers
Handle hot dishware
Keep track of time
So here's my answer
The Deliberate Impractical
How do you like that
And I also levitate
Strength and
The Chariot
January 5, 2005
The Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones
1009 Longworth H.O.B.
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Representative Tubbs Jones:
I am in receipt of your letter that spelled out concerns about the election irregularities in Ohio during the November 2004 election.
The fact that you are from Ohio and that you are a former judge gives great weight and much credibility to the points you cited and to your plea that these issues be addressed by the Congress.
I was particularly moved by your point that it is virtually impossible to get official House consideration of the whole issue of election reform, including these irregularities.
I have concluded that objecting to the electoral votes from Ohio is the only immediate way to bring these issues to light by allowing you to have a two-hour debate to let the American people know the facts surrounding Ohio’s election.
I will therefore join you in your objection to the certification of Ohio’s electoral votes. Attached is my signature on a copy of your written objection.
Sincerely,
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator