The next
several weeks
pass in a haze,
a sweet induced coma,
brought on by days,
of nibbling treats
culled Halloween,
producing—
a loosening
of belts on most jeans.
Hinging on timing,
you might also see,
a partisan race—
to run our country,
a process where candidates
stump & promote,
relevant issues
rockin’ the vote,
—smiling the while
by predescribed rote.
It’s also
quite likely,
you’ll entertain guests,
that come with the season
and must be impressed,
with doo-dads and china,
dragged out each year,
—claptrap—
in bubble wrap
equating to cheer.
And as time
—advances—
to end of November,
families prepare
a feast to remember—
the instance of stealing
this land
from its natives,
unfair to those there,
but still legislated.
by Karen R.
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