Election wishes from Down Under

My oldest sister, who lived in Spain for five years, has always told me that she learned that people all over the world view America as a last source of hope because of our freedom and our democracy. Conversely, they would say to her that if such freedom and democracy were compromised, hope would be lost. The world is watching, and much of the world is feeling anxious, hoping that hope will continue to manifest through our nation. One of my fellow Clark bloggers is a good Aussie Sheila named Phoebe. She wrote this powerful poem:

Show us democracy works,
America.
Show us you know what it means.
Show the whole world
That all voices are heard
Without violence or tense legal scenes.

Show us democracy works,
America.
Show us how free people know
That choosing a leader
Means more than 'Survivor'
So that when the booths open you'll go.

Show us democracy works,
America.
Show us the people can choose
On the facts they can see
If they look through the spin
That they're fed by the fat corporate news.

Show us democracy works,
America.
Show people power is wise.
Show church and big business
Cannot dictate choices
In places where true freedom lies.

Show us democracy works,
America.
Show it produces the best
Coz if voters reward
Those who bully and lie
Then this system we share is a mess.

Show us democracy works,
America.
Show us you think when you choose.
Please know that the world
Has good reason to feel
That if Bush wins,

Then all of us lose.