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Bloodthirsty

Maxwell Baumbach

The citizens of New York
are pushing
to keep
Mixed Martial Arts
banned
in the state

it is too violent
they say
and violence
breeds violence

half-way across the country
in Illinois
former Governor George Ryan
sits in jail
while his wife
is near her expiration date

do not let him out
the citizens say
he needs to learn
his lesson
and be an example
for other politicians

politicians
if you have not noticed
are great
at learning from example
which is why
no matter how many are imprisoned
(and we always jump at the chance
to imprison them)
corruption continues

so while Mixed Martial Arts
is a sport
too brutal
for society
we watch on
as a man sits in jail

his only remaining
reason for living
on her deathbed

and we smile

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