when we vote | poem from columbus, oh
–december 13, 2017–
by Luis S. González-Acevedo
when we vote…
beliefs & thoughts come alive
communities expose their hearts
you, y’all & i are revealed
because of your 2016 vote…
i will not set foot in your quaintness
i will not spend money within your borders
i will not engage your inhospitable terrain
i will not breathe your poisonous rural air
i have no need or desire
you don’t & won’t exist to me
archie bunker, i have no interest in you no more
cities are my home
in civilization, i claim sanctuary
my peaceful existence is urban
–when we vote | poem from columbus, oh will appear in a future book of poems (release date | July 2020).
