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Kleptocracy

by Trevor M. Burns
Age 10
AmericatheBeautiful

Kleptocracy is not Democracy
It is a word that’s not heard
But should be without a single word
of a bird high in the sky
who would not die

 AmericatheBeautifulAMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL
Trevor M. Burns
Trevor M. Burns, 10
Tucson, AZ
Astrid Young
Astrid Young, 12
Brookline, MA