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John Samuel Tieman: Great Again
The death of the empire wasn’t difficult
to record. The 6 o’clock news ended
with the usual uplifting bit, a disabled
veteran got a medal. A man then turned
on a rerun and decided how he’d vote
during a patriotic lawn care commercial.
The 10 o’clock news explained the border.
Mexicans would stay in Mexico. America
could relax. There was no need to learn
Spanish or even much English, they said.
The news ended with the usual uplifting
segment, a 5thgrader’s spelling bee ribbon.
The death of the empire wasn’t difficult
to record. A man turned on a late night
rerun and considered how he’d vote
during a patriotic siding commercial.
The death of the empire wasn’t difficult.
Copyright 2019 John Samuel Tieman
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