Gabrielle “Gabby”
persevering, inspirational, upbeat, resilient
wife of Astronaut and Captain Mark Kelly
lover of democracy, the Second Amendment, and the Democratic Party
survivor of a shooting spree that killed six people
member of the Arizona House of Representatives, Arizona Senate, and 110th – 112th Congress
who suffered a traumatic head injury while meeting with her constituents
who feels strength, hope, and pride
who needs therapy, love, and kind words of encouragement
who fears a slow recovery, the smell of gunpowder, and Arizona SB 1070 legislation regarding border security
who would like to see her eloquent speech return, smiling-faced and supportive constituents, and “Blue Dog” democrat policies pass
who dreams of touching the ground unaided with her feet again, returning to politics, and tasting a dish served aboard the
USS Gabrielle Giffords - named in her honor
born and raised in Arizona
Giffords
poem by Jerusha Hunt
portrait by Liliana Alonzo
Works Cited
"Gabrielle Giffords." Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2012.
<bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=g000554>.
"Gabrielle Giffords - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Nov. 2012.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabrielle_Giffords>.