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The Death of Democracy

A Political Senryu

By Stephanie HoogstadPublished about a year ago 1 min read
The Death of Democracy
Photo by Stephanie McCabe on Unsplash

Democracy dies

In the darkness of hatred

Step into the light

Senryusocial commentary

About the Creator

Stephanie Hoogstad

With a BA in English and MSc in Creative Writing, writing is my life. I have edited and ghost written for years with some published stories and poems of my own.

Learn more about me: thewritersscrapbin.com

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  • Testabout a year ago

    Ouch.... sorry your reality will be shifting in an unfavourable way!

  • JBazabout a year ago

    True words , hope this does not apply to the latest results

  • Daphsamabout a year ago

    Very powerful words, please let there be light.

  • This is so true, I thought Johnson's landslide in 2019 was awful, this is worse

  • I think part of me just broke.

  • Michelle Liew Tsui-Linabout a year ago

    Let's cross our fingers that the result bodes well, Stephanie. Compelling senryu.

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