How Long?
POETRY FORMAT, 30 Apr 2018
Raymond Nat Turner – Black Agenda Report
Collateral damage, civilian casualty….. how long?
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
have massacres become
‘clashes’ on tongues of
talking heads and pens of scribblers
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
have ‘other’ peoples’ children
become bomb-test babies, named
Collateral Damage; Civilian Casualty
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
have wallets, car keys,
cell phones, candy bars,
become guns in raised black hands
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long…
How long? Too long—
Or, until aggrieved
People mistake donuts
for bullseyes; and
$elections
for signals to RISE…
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Raymond Nat Turner is Black Agenda Report’s poet in residence. Find more of his work at http://upsurgejazz.com .
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