The Speaker
In a moment when trust in politicians and politics are at a low, Zachary reflects on the remarkable career of twice-serving House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her ruthlessness, and her political savvy.
By Zachary Suri
Now there is an empty chair An empty man, a piercing stare But once there was a woman there Who set the spikes of every snare And never waited for a wind to blow But told it when it had to go Do not wonder how it all was done How in the storm the wars were won How in the orange, raging, angry din She took a pound of flesh for every sin Do not wonder how it all was found The money and the matter and the sound The blemish erased, the shame displayed She who made sure the price was paid Do not wonder, it cannot be answered Except to say she had the answers Do not wonder, it cannot be told Except to say she never had to fold
Zachary Suri is a rising sophomore at Yale University studying History. He is a reporter for the Yale Daily News covering Connecticut and New Haven politics, a published poet, and podcaster. Zachary also serves as Gabbai for the traditional egalitarian minyan at Yale Hillel and associate editor of Shibboleth, Yale’s Jewish studies journal