‘Anarchist jurisdiction’ State of Mind…

Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence

30 Sep 2020

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Some thugs like to
Lie all day—

strip our rights away,

make The People pay,
Chanting, “U-S-A…!”
Hopping flights of fantasy
for the greedy bourgeoisie
And the confederacy—
But we’re taking an
Anti-fascist stand:
‘Cause we’re in an
‘Anarchist jurisdiction’
State of Mind…

It seems so easy
Lying day to day—
stripping our rights away,
making The People pay,
Chanting, “U-S-A…!”
Out of touch with the
Peoples’ pain and need—
Protecting all crimes
of billionaire greed—
But we’re taking an
Anti-fascist stand:
‘Cause we’re in an
‘Anarchist jurisdiction’
State of Mind…

We’ve seen enough of
all the nazi stars,
all the lawless czars
And the cult of death
of a bungling Bleach Regime—
Mengele Medicine Team—
We can’t afford to waste more
Time—before we ORGANIZE—
Figuring out how we will rise
to Make the Rich Pay!

Poet’s note: Inspired by the great Billy Joel’s “New York State of Mind”

BAR’s poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner is an accomplished performing artist. You can find much more of his work at http://upsurgejazz.com .

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