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Endangering species… 
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
25 Nov 2020
Endangering species…

Endangering species—
First Negroz and wild Karens
in power—members of the Strong-
arm Williams-Thom-ass Clarence-led
Bassackwards Tribe; Riding mostly 2/4
time, bareback, backwards on donkeys—
Donkey dung caked on old soles of their
sandals and stilletos…

Endangering species—
First Negroz and wild Karens
in power—Hellfire Missiles from
Predator Drones slamming into
Family farms—irrigating crops
Crimson; Assassins killing and
cackling, “We came, we saw, he 
died…”
Sanction stranglers who think
Nothing of wasting a half million
Children; or deporting 2 million 
Mexicans, Salvadorans, Hondurans…

Endangering species—
First Negroz and wild Karens
in power—Rice molls: petroleum pirates…
Coltan kleptocrats, Blood Diamond Miners
Who 6 million Black Congolese Lives Matter
absolutely nothing to…

Endangering species—
First Negroz and wild Karens
in power— Yes-persons for the 1%—
Corporate proteges and playthings,
suppressing evidence of killer cops’
Crimes; contortionists twisting, testi-lyin’
in the world court for a fading empire…

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

My Wise Country Cousin on Unca Jim’s game plan…

Raymond Nat Turner, BAR Poet-in-Residence

Son, preten’ Ise a fly on de wall akin’ lak a Dem
Jes’ so dat I cud spy on dat frakkkin’ Unca Jim: 

“Miss Nancy say she got two mo’ years to do…
Cap’n Steny moove up an’ I’ll be de numba two
Tio Tomas say, ‘Unca Jim go make dem bones—
Fo’ de DP you’d drink jooz frum Jim Jones!”

“Miss Nancy say, ‘Jim go out an’ urn dat ink—
Cap’n Steny gib me de nod-nod an’ wink-wink
Tio Tomas say, ‘Jim, go bring de Squad to heel
STOP all dat tomfoolery ob de Geen New Deel!’

“Tio Tomas say, ‘Singul Payur will nebber fly—
No mattur how many wurkin’ po’ peepul die…
And a few hunnit thou from Big Pharma OK—
Lak de Foundin’ Fathas: de Amerikkkun Way!’”

“He say, ‘Jim keep on wurkin' wit Big Pharma—
Franklun, Clevelun, Chase yo’ good karma…
‘Franklee I don’ gib a damn what de Squad do
Long as you is Movin’ On Up to de Numba 2!!’”

© 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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