I Hoped I’d Get CareObama Promised Me CareNow I wait and Wait–Jenise BorrassoGet your face out ofMyspace and move on dot orgThis does not compute–Chuck ReubenWould Feng Shui my home. So poor, I can only afford government chi.Liberal haiku. What do you call a bird with no wings? America. You captains. You kings.Feudal systems became Democracy. No change.–Zachary KluckmanButterflies flutterHappy existential whirlAsters welcome you–Margaret KingLent me forty grandfor a Liberal Arts degree.Joke’s on you, G-Men!–Jordan Ganzsex on the bosqueyou have your anal campaignmayor, i have mine–Mike LGovernment shutdown Look who has all the moneySo why should they care.–Dennis L. GrayLeft, Right, Centrist, WrongApathy, just go alongWhere is the light bulb?–Leesa McVayYour corner. Your sign.Don’t know your life though I’m sureit was worse than mine.–J GarciaSorry you’re not rich,I am, dirty working stiff.Screw you, life’s a bitch.–Ray NanceMariaNot far from Baghdad,Her husband’s hand touches theLast letter from home.–Richard M. FyeCrowded bus at stopWoman in wheelchair waitingStill, nobody moves.–Kim AdonnaU-S-AEmbedded crowds cheer,while the citizens stay homeweighing their options.–Denise Claeysjustify your fearsAnxiety Politicsgimme an excuse–Chris ChapinThere’s no "they" or "them,"it’s just more confused peoplein a random world–Chris ChapinWho elected that guy?Greed never ceases to find New ways to rob us–Mark NolanIt’s about timeI be running this bugger I thought all darn night–Mark NolanSeven deadly sinsAre still in the mediaDaily glorified–Mark NolanThey are all liarsBrainwashing you to submitGive us more money–Levi BNovember nineteenMothers holding tiny hands Vote AGAINST at polls–Sylvia Ramos CruzKilled a dogwith my carrealized people were watching–Jacob Trujillolike barnyard chickenspoliticians cluck awayscratching the surface–todd eddyPro-Life Invaders.Infesting. Sneaking. Crawling.Stay out of our wombs.–Soni BudaDear Tara and Bud,Burque is quite done with youGo abort yourselves.–Jamie PhillipsI was late to classmy teacher was mat at meso I left the room–Julian Ochoa Vote for Heisenberg!He got more done in two yearsthan House or Senate–Gabe Montoyathis robot is hugewatch out, he might step on youyou won’t have a clue–Jonathan LopezMartinez may looksmart, but can She really seeRussia from her house?–Richard Wolfson Recalcitrant moon,like the government shutdown,no tides come today.–Richard Wolfson City with no soulHow did peace and love exitReplaced by guns and greedheads–Bill DivenFuture in the womb,Two small hands to grasp a dream,To just be removed–AlbertoFuture in the womb,Two small hands to grasp a dream,To just be removed.–Alberto ZaratePolitics PartyDonkeys Elephants Shit-showHarshing my Mellow–Chris PatchettWe demand that menfully share all household choresand child-rearing. Exactly who makesmoney worth more than paperand those who print it?Fuck the F.B.I.for bombing Judi Bariand state-sanctioned crimeMedals of honor to U.S. soldiers for theirWounded Knee killings?Freedom is somethingyou have to take for yourself-not handed to you.Trading privacy for security is is dumba bankrupt bargainMuch of national security is a wasteof money and time.We don’t win freedomthrough security systemsor cryptographyWe win freedom byliving every day freelyno matter the threat–Jessica MillsSwat a mosquito —Break government property:Thousand bucks per drone.–Ronald ReedWomen save their choiceFetus fetishists lose oneRoe v.[vee] Wade’s O.K.–Peter B. IvesFuck your ideaGo back to Kansas. With love,A true Burquena–Zoe NorthcuttRed or green chiliServed with red/blue politics –Please vote with some taste–Jeffrey HertzMayors or CongressThey’ll never give up the perksWe’re completely screwed–Mark E. LujanRacial profilingSomething you don’t care aboutTil you’re targetedSave the trees people!!!Save the oceans and the airFuture people care–Jamal Molinasmall wins are big wins..fighting big corporations..grab them when you can..ever vigilant..agents search the passenger..ninety four and white..hard times hit us all..downsizing is evident..shorter t.p. rolls…his head in the sand..our mayor watches our town..wrong eye is blinking…layers peeled reveal..republican ideas..in democrat’s soul..the haves and have nots…a chasm getting deeper…bridges rent and tossed…–cindy cohen
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