If my voice is too weak
I can blame my avoidance on
The likelihood I will not be heard.
I have surrounded myself with totems
That advise me on important matters.
Their sober faces reinforce my inclination to remain silent.
From the viewers’ stand
I can applaud my champions,
And vilify the opposition.
If I am not entirely comfortable with my abstention
I bear the self-accusation with the certain knowledge that
I could not have materially altered the outcome.
Unless, of course, …?
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