Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Voting Is Not Everything

How did I land in Kansas?
Who plunked me here?
Smack in the middle of the USA?

A state where my vote will never count.
Thanks to the Electoral College

What was I thinking when I arrived?
Now I remember. I was thinking of my grandchildren.
Wanting to be closer.

The land of Dorothy, Toto, the Tinman and tornadoes
Wizard of Sunflowers and I am in an earth-sheltered house.
Voting is not everything.

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Gershon Wolf December 28, 2019 at 8:09 PM Perhaps in the grand scheme of things, it's hardly anything! :) gw Caren Krutsinger December 29, 2019 at 11:30 AM That is for sure. I do not know any of the people who are running anyway. It is not like I have met them.

Freddie Robinson Jr. December 28, 2019 at 12:30 AM Electoral College ... Bah, humbug! Very strong write, Caren. Look what Twister fate gave us an Auntie Em. lol! Guess us poor ballot travelers gotta stay at Bates Motel longer than whether permitted, eh. Very righteous write, dear friend. Love and happy holidays. Caren Krutsinger December 28, 2019 at 12:33 AM I never realized before that we are a REPUBLIC not a DEMOCRACY. That was a lie. I do not think we should be able to draft people into service, misleading them like that. I HATE the ELECTORAL college. Everyone should get a vote. But we truly do not. And it is sad. Happy Holidays Freddie.

Kim Rodrigues December 27, 2019 at 7:19 PM Every area in our country gets to count. Sometimes one way then the other. Hope you had a Merry Christmas! Caren Krutsinger December 27, 2019 at 8:05 PM Happy New Years Kim!