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\nMost of those who were at work are now home.<\/span>
\nSome undoubtedly drunk, by now,<\/span>
\nand swerving on the road: barhopping, pub crawling.<\/span>
\nMaybe they\u2019re even in costume<\/span>
\n(it <\/span>is VERY close to Halloween<\/span><\/i>).<\/span>
\nA spooky scene of cobwebs and plastic spiders<\/span>
\nare hung across town.<\/span>
\nHalloween is <\/span>not SO evil.<\/span><\/i>
\nThe <\/span>True <\/span><\/i>Evil, it exists before us in <\/span>smiling, friendly <\/span><\/i>politicians.<\/span>
\nThey\u2019re extending limp handshakes to donors.<\/span>
\nTrump has been giving them <\/span>all <\/span><\/i>boners.<\/span>
\nThey should rearrange their pants, to hide their shame.<\/span>
\nAnd <\/span>find SOMEONE ELSE to BLAME for EVERYTHING.<\/span><\/i>
\nThe Pain that they bring is lamentable.<\/span>
\nThere should be an incentive<\/span>
\nfor all of us to get up off our cushioned asses<\/span>
\nAND VOTE.<\/span><\/i>
\nI grow weary watching evil men gloat.<\/span>
\nBragging about their shameful misgivings.<\/span>
\nThey\u2019re transforming <\/span>What\u2019s Wrong<\/span><\/i> into things<\/span>
\nthey <\/span>can <\/span><\/i>be <\/span>proud <\/span><\/i>of.\u00a0<\/span>
\n#BeersForBrett<\/span>
\nYou <\/span>still<\/span><\/i> don\u2019t get it?<\/span>
\nMaybe you are <\/span>beyond <\/span><\/i>help.<\/span>
\nDon\u2019t you <\/span>want <\/span><\/i>to get well?<\/span>
\nOr are you <\/span>fine <\/span><\/i>with The Way Things Are?<\/span>
\nAre you fine with how they have been shaping up<\/span><\/i>
\nthese past couple of years?<\/span><\/i>
\nMy greatest fears materialize as<\/span>
\nthe presenting red ass of a <\/span>GIANT baboon.<\/span><\/i>
\nGO AHEAD AND<\/span><\/i>
\nKISS THE G.O.P. ON THE LIPS.<\/span><\/i>
\nNow, tell me you enjoyed <\/span>that<\/span><\/i>.<\/span>
\nIt is the lingering taste of<\/span>
\nprimate feces.<\/span>
\nIs THIS what Our Species has<\/span><\/i>
\nCOME TO?<\/span><\/i>
\nNO! Please, SAY IT ISN\u2019T TRUE.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nA bedecked Halloween tree from Treetopia.<\/h6>\n