You know what grinds my gears?

Adam Doster

Sometimes, I just get so damn sick of the Department of Education, abortion rights, and the income tax. And birthright citizenship. And small pox vaccinations. And the ban on carrying a firearm in the National Park System. Man, those things suck. Oh! You say there's a candidate I might like? Maybe I'll donate. What? I'm not alone?!?!? People in this country can be so crazy.

Adam Doster, a contributing editor at In These Times, is a Chicago-based freelance writer and former reporter-blogger for Progress Illinois.
The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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