Politics
No snakes here,
but a little voice
says the mice
will return,
and which
do you prefer,
the one that
gnaws open
ramen packages
then craps
on your plate
or the one
who takes
its prey
under the house
and swallows
it whole,
leaving
no bones
behind?
“Politics” first appeared here in January 2017.
O at the Edges 
You sure have that right. We’re in a right awful mess.
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I try to remain optimistic, but it keeps getting more and more difficult.
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It does for me, too.
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Nice! But the question is which one will swallow your democracy whole, leaving no signs of it. A disappearing act Hungary pulled off.
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We live in scary times.
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Between a rock and a hard place…(K)
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It has been that way for quite a while!
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Great metaphor!
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Alas, it seems so appropriate.
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