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**Victory in the Lou**

From the red-brick streets of Soulard’s heart,

Where civic pride and duty start,

Came winds of change, both bold and bright—

Two women rose, and claimed the night.

Donna stood tall with steady grace,

A calm, determined, seasoned face.

She vowed to serve, to show, to lead—

And won the trust with word and deed.

No flash, no flair, just work well done,

Her fight began in autumn sun.

Petitions signed, the word got spread,

And now she leads the books ahead.

And then came Spencer, firm and true,

Who flipped the South Side’s tried-and-true.

By twenty-eight, a landslide wide,

She sent the Jones regime aside.

I stood my post, twelfth hour strong,

The line still moving right along.

And in that ward, the cameras rolled,

As ballots cast the future told.

With clipboard facts and hopeful grin,

I watched democracy begin.

The people spoke in vote and voice—

And made their bold, collective choice.

To Donna B., and Spencer too,

We tip our hats, we cheer for you.

Now lead with wisdom, heart, and flair—

For St. Louis placed its future there.

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