new poetry but still the same old same old

just for shits and giggles
what if the people who vote for the other guy
when you think you are voting for the lesser evil
think they are doing the same?
look past the fear and what do you see?

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i don't drink,
but i don't go around
telling everybody else not to drink.
that's not my decision to make.

does self-destructive behavior
have a tendency to hurt others?
yeah, sure it does.
(probably a lot more than not wearing a mask)
it's still not my decision to make.