Aunt Chloe’s Politics

by Oliver Wendell Holmes — a poem card from Justes Mots

Chloe offers direct political commentary on corruption and the importance of voting with integrity, speaking from the perspective of an African American woman concerned with education and justice. The poem combines folk wisdom with social critique, delivered through a distinctive narrative voice. It serves as a reflective piece on civic responsibility and moral clarity.

Of course, I don’t know very much
About these politics,
But I think that some who run ’em,
Do mighty ugly tricks.

I’ve seen ’em honey-fugle round,
And talk so awful sweet,
That you’d think them full of kindness,…

Themes: encouragement · graduation · new-chapter · recovery