by Raymond Nat Turner
Be needin’ 21st Century
Socialist solutions
Reparations Applications
by Raymond Nat Turner
No mo’ John de Conquer Root,
Rabbit foot, black cat dander
Hopin’ and prayin’ that the
Emancipation Proclamation
Kicks in after one
Hundred and fifty years
No mo’ symbolic
Bud-lite solutions—
Personified by
The Beer Baron himself,
His Highness of Hops—
Be needin’ 21st Century
Socialist solutions
Like smart phones with
Reparations Applications
Compensating
Livable-wage work,
Walking distance from
Solar-powered homes
With bamboo floors and
Rooms for every family
Member, low-flow shower
And toilet bathroom for
Every bedroom,
Wolf Range, Miele
Dishwasher, Sub-zero
Refrigerator-appointed kitchens;
Free solar electric
Busses and trains;
Free education, K-post doc;
Free cradle to grave health care—
Insurance companies pre-existing
Conditions, in museums & history books;
The Hudson and all rivers are cleaned up—
Returned to Native American standards…
Raymond Nat Turner can be contacted at upsurgejazz.com.
Raymond Nat Turner © 2013 All Rights Reserved
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