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First thing we do
let’s lock up all
the pollsters in solitary.
Then let’s stretch a cable
a hundred or so feet
above Times Square
and see if journalists
can maintain their balance
as tightrope walkers.
Then let’s deport all
the microchips. Then
let’s tax the rich
out of enjoying influence.
Let’s open gated communities
to families fleeing
oppressors. Then let’s see
if we can save
the planet from ourselves.
William Aarnes lives in a county where 73.9% of the voters cast ballots for Trump.