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frenris

The Government. (written after receiving my census form)

Feedback Received!

GOVERNMENT

The hand of government
is a grasping tempest of paper forms
of census, jury summons, license renewal,
court notice, tax & law 

Its fingernails are police cars and Abrams tanks. 

Its joints are arthritic
Its movement is sluggish
The eyes that guide the hand have cataracts, are half-blind

Below the eyes, the open mouth shows grey concrete teeth that are jails, prisons and asylums. 

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Posted May 25, 2016, 6:57 AM UTC · edited

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