Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Trailblazer
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, a trailblazer
Born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois
The oldest of three siblings
A wife. A mother. A grandmother
A matriarch. THE powerful woman...
Behind former President Bill Clinton!
Born to serve, she has worn copious hats
Over the past 3 decades of her political career
Lawyer, First Lady, US Senator
Secretary of State, Author, the list goes on
One of the most polarizing figures of our time
Everyone has an opinion about her. Everyone!
She's a tireless champion of women's rights
She's a survivor of tough ordeals
Congressional Republicans spent half a day
Trying to skin her hide at the Benghazi hearing
Much to their chagrin, she came out unscathed, unfazed
Publicly humiliated by her husband's infidelity
She made the decision to stand by her man, ignoring
Those urging her to pull the plug on her marriage
Her gumption is admirable!
Hillary Rodham is woman impossible to ignore
A woman of many accomplishments
A woman of many firsts
The first First Lady to have an office
In the West Wing of the White House
As first ladies usually have offices in the East Wing
The first female member on Wal-Mart's board
The first woman ever nominated by a major party
For the presidency of The United States
And the first First Lady to ever run for president
She set a good example on how to run a race
Without wallowing in political mudslinging. She endured
Being called "Crooked Hillary"--Oh, the irony!--by her
Bully of an opponent. She chose instead to adopt the
"If they go low, we go high!" mantra. Certainly, it was
Quite a nasty election, and her loss quite bruising
But she showed remarkable resilience
While she didn't quite shatter the glass ceiling
She sure did leave massive cracks in it
And she influenced scores of women in politics
To follow her footsteps in the process
Whether you like or dislike her, she's made her mark
On the political stage in more ways than one
Although she ran for president twice, and lost twice
She inspired generations of young girls to dream
Loftier dreams and believe that anything is possible
That a woman could someday be president of United States
What type of a president she would've been, I'll never know
But I sure loved watching her try to shatter the glass ceiling!
A Positive Hillary Clinton Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Anthony Slausin
Date written and posted: 03/05/2019
Copyright © Edward Ibeh | Year Posted 2019
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