Grown-up Archie
of "Life with Archie"
not too long ago
witnessed the marriage
of Kevin Keller
to his husband
and now we witness
Archie's death
taking a bullet for Keller
the military veteran turned senator
running on a platform
of increased gun control
for Riverdale
although the teenage Archie
will still persist
in "Archie Comics"
having innocent fun at sock hops
and soda shops.
Would that a comic book
were the only place
we'd have to learn these lessons
and would that
all of us who would
take a bullet for a dear friend
only have to make that decision
in the abstract.
This poem © 2014 Emily Cooper.
