by Peter Witt
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I don't care if
Ukraine ends up a satellite of Russia
Israel annexes all Palestinian lands
Poland goes the way of Ukraine
NATO goes defunct
as long as egg prices go down.
I don't care if
all judges are Trump appointees
gay marriage is outlawed
trans individuals are discriminated against
raped women must still have their babies
as long as bread prices go down
I don't care if
rich people get huge tax breaks
oil and gas wells are drilled on pristine national lands
regulations allow polluting rivers and waterways
steps to reduce climate change are abandoned
as long as the cost of a gallon of gas goes down
I don't care if
things I buy that are made in China become more expensive
illegal immigrants are rounded up and sent home
people to harvest the nation's crops become scarce
workers who build housing and infrastructure disappear
as long as Christian nationalism becomes the law of the land
Ukraine ends up a satellite of Russia
Israel annexes all Palestinian lands
Poland goes the way of Ukraine
NATO goes defunct
as long as egg prices go down.
I don't care if
all judges are Trump appointees
gay marriage is outlawed
trans individuals are discriminated against
raped women must still have their babies
as long as bread prices go down
I don't care if
rich people get huge tax breaks
oil and gas wells are drilled on pristine national lands
regulations allow polluting rivers and waterways
steps to reduce climate change are abandoned
as long as the cost of a gallon of gas goes down
I don't care if
things I buy that are made in China become more expensive
illegal immigrants are rounded up and sent home
people to harvest the nation's crops become scarce
workers who build housing and infrastructure disappear
as long as Christian nationalism becomes the law of the land
Peter Witt is a Texas poet, a frequent contributor to The New Verse News and other online poetry web-based publications.