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No, he did-ant—call her Pocahontas—did he?!
BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner
22 Jan 2020
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No, he did-ant—call her Pocahontas—did he?!
No, he did-ant—call her Pocahontas—did he?!

"I’m a capitalist to my bones…” - Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-MA

No, the dumb Don did-ant
call Hocus-Pocus,
“Pocahontas—“ did he?!

She ride elephant
until age 47—
She smoke Wall Street
Peace pipe; She swab red,
white and blue warpaint
from cheek— and confirm:
1/5 Armaho, 1/5 Air Forceaho,
1/5 Marineaho, 1/5 Navalho,
1/5 Bankaho—
full-blooded Apache/Blackhawk
Helicopter—Tomahawk Missile—
Next Coup Nation code-talker;
capitalist to her bones
Serving the class that owns…

Medicine Woman of Forked Tongue Tribe
Wall Street warrior who get big bank bribe
Hocus-Pocus wise and clever policy wonk
She get in Officers’ Club, play honky-tonk
There her do “Accountable Capitalism Act”
She show white power of money to redact

Hocus-Pocus, very good at sleight of hand
While her stay under Pentagon command
Like Drone Ranger, her long to make bones
Call Hellfire missiles from Predator Drones
Her capitalist blood-sucker to the bone—
Maybe green-washed war not her own?
Solar-powered carriers and electric tanks
War profiteers call shots with big banks?
Talking points, finger-wagging at CEOs
$election end—War stay…talk goes…

© 2019. 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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