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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

I GOT NEW RULES (I COUNT 'EM)

by Steven Kent




Governor Ron DeSantis has made voting easier in certain Florida counties battered by Hurricane Ian—but only Republican-leaning ones. —The Guardian, October 14, 2022


Election time? Let's break out brand-new rules
For my supporters, yes, but not for fools.
Indeed, I know exactly what to do:
I'll let you vote, and you, and you (not you).


Steven Kent is the poetic alter ego of writer, musician, and Oxford comma enthusiast Kent Burnside. His work appears in Light, Lighten Up Online, Snakeskin, and OEDILF, among others.