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Neo-Confucian Wisdom in the Age of – Austerity & Informants
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
15 Apr 2014
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by BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner

Confucius say he who wear wire

May go undetected in East River…

 

Neo-Confucian Wisdom in the Age of – Austerity & Informants

by BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner

 

Confucius say most unorthodox to

Lead March on Washington then 

Go in hiding…

Confucius say transition to cable TV

From wearing wire difficult, but transition

From TV to witness protection damn near

Impossible…

Confucius say man who go by CI –7,

CI-8 may not have 9 lives like cat…

Confucius say fruits of bestseller enjoyed

Posthumously by he who wear wire…

Confucius say he who wear wire

May go undetected in East River…

Confucius say man who work with Fed

May lose weight, but gain all back in

Cement overcoat…

 

Raymond Nat Turner can be contacted at upsurgejazz.com.

 

Raymond Nat Turner © 2014 All Rights Reserved

 

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