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Sunday, July 26, 2015

STAY-AT-HOME CITIZEN

by William Aarnes






Since the legislatures,
in cahoots with the NRA,

governors, presidents, and courts
have interfered with our right

to peacefully assemble,
I now venture out

no further than the garden
and the mailbox.

I have everything delivered,
stream my entertainment,

practice my faith online,
And, since I can request

ballots from home,
I vote absentee.


William Aarnes lives in South Carolina.