Voting Day

It was a Magritte sky this morning,

everything silhouetted against the sunrise.

We biked the 8 blocks to our polling place,

reviewed the ballot one last time and then

took our place in line to vote.

It took 28 minutes.

I wish everyone could have that kind of

swift democratic experience today.

For those who don't, be patient.

This election is absurdly important.

So, don't get frustrated and walk away.

This is Your Right to Vote.

And no one can take that away from you.

Oh, and if you don't vote,

you don't get to bitch later.

Coincidentally, our polling place -

a local elementary charter school -

had a Rene Magritte quote on the wall:

“Art evokes the mystery without

which the world would not exist.”