by Raymond Nat Turner
If corporations are people, what kind of people are they?
My Wise Country Cousin on Corporate Personhood
by Raymond Nat Turner
Why my brow furrode lak dis?
‘Cause corprayshunz sayin’ dey’z
Pursun-hoodz—mo ‘hoodz den
Pursunz if you axe me—dey say
Dey wanna be treated lak pursunz,
No, dey demanz pursunz treatment!
Now, if dat be so, show seem lak
Ta me dey could be treated lak de
Pursuns dey did de Tusskeygee
Xpeermintz on, huh?
Raymond Nat Turner can be contacted at upsurgejazz.com.
Raymond Nat Turner © 2013 All Rights Reserved
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