HEAD HEART HANDS

by Howie Good

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And this is how
democracy dies—

leisurely, with head
and hand making
outward gestures

while the heart
continues frozen inside.

Howie Good is the author of The Death Row Shuffle, a poetry collection forthcoming from Finishing Line Press.

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