One Ballot Signed in Blood

A fanatical young man murders his girlfriend because of who she voted for.

Artie’s bedroom told part of the story

Dog eared paperbacks on the floor

See I told you so, The No Spin Zone

Let Freedom Ring

 

His body art confirmed suspicions

Ditto-head carved into his left forearm

A bald eagle clutching a bloody crucifix

On his right shoulder

 

Neighbors talked of his fundamental ignorance

Wild theories about Jews and liberals

Conspiracies on everything

From China to French fries

 

He harassed a Pakistani student once

Punched a black kid in the back of the head

Called him a welfare baby

Stole from the Korean owned liquor store

 

His girlfriend tried to calm his tendencies

She gently argued for restraint

Pleaded for compromise

And on Election Day, paid with her life

 

Artie stabbed her eighteen times

Once for every year that she had been alive

When asked why he did it, he said simply

She voted for John Kerry

 

From the book Anarchy Bell

 www.suburbanfiction.com

 

Reviews

[darkwolfalphapuppy]

very bold and very in depth of what is going around us all today. It speaks so much truth with races and the political world and how we are blinded by the political and goverment panick of terriosm and who we should vote for and control the united states. All the heated debates and how we are discrminate against what the goverment calls terriosm and what races we should fear. Very bold like i said and i am looking foward to reading more of ur poems and stories. this is the first that i read and i loved it! You really hit the nail on the head with this piece and i saw the images of the writing that expressed. Very good! Loved it!

[Jenn]

I really like the voice you use in this poem because it creates a sense of casual conversation while talking about such a horrific incident. I think this reflects the criminal mind and how they justify their actions based on belief. The images you create are really quite wonderful and powerful, in a macabre way.

[Mercury Mirrors]

Love it. It's going to give me nightmares though...Hope no one stabs me for voting for Obama...:] Your poems are always deep & detailed & this has to be my favorite of them.

Kudos,

Lizz

[Salem]

The title is what drew me in! This is the first poem of yours i'v read so far, can't wait to read more! That was great! Very intellectual and insightful...and how horribly truthful. Thanks for sharing!

[Roger Ferguson II]

very well done poem!

[emmajoy]

What a build-up of the character's way of being and thinking. What an ironic and horrific finale.

Superb piece.

[SilentDream]

Wow. Blown away by this. Dark and bold. Great job!
((Hugs and LOve)) ~SilentDream

[mysticgmekeepr]

this is a great poem, wonderful reminder...we just don't get it do we?

[Charles Petrie]

The title drew me in with the thoughts of heroic sacrifices of veterans in World War I and II, not that of a loser killing his girlfriend because she dared vote her conscience.

But a good read.

Sadly, I didn't feel the flow of poetry in this. it could just be me though.

Regardless of that, I'd like to order more. 8-)

[Mz. Rosilyn Vanessa]

Wow, this piece is very scary to me. There are really people out here in times really killing people for crazy things. This girl paid the price with her blood all because she voted for John Kerry for president.