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Jeannie Hope Gibson

Silent Encounter (Midnight 1/6/2021 – After Storming of Capitol)

March 12, 2021 By Jen Liszka

Turning the corner in the gathering darkness, I find her standing silently in the shadows, hugging herself, thin arms wrapped tightly around her body. Straining to make out her image, I am captured by her eyes, red and swollen and filled with sorrow, as the tears spill down her cheeks.

She looks so old, so alone, so sad. I want to reach out and hold her close. I want to comfort her, but the words just aren’t there. We stand, a few feet apart, staring at each other, unmoving, surrounded by shadowed silence.

Finally I hold out my hand to her. She holds out hers. Our fingers touch, our images are blurred by tears.

And in that moment I understand. My only witness is a dark mirror in a dark house.

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