Those running for local, state and federal office are simply amplified versions of children running for Student Council; a glitzier gloss over worse students resulting in a more tragic vanity, promising the same old empty promises of Tater Tot Tuesdays.

I am thinking of starting a Petting Zoo for which I will be sole owner, sole attraction…and potentially sole customer.

I close my eyes around the cold, wet, empty air…swallowing an end, releasing.