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‘Anarchist jurisdiction’ State of Mind…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
30 Sep 2020
‘Anarchist jurisdiction’ State of Mind…
‘Anarchist jurisdiction’ State of Mind…

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”

© 2020. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.       

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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