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That is not the Question
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
04 Nov 2020
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That is not the Question
That is not the Question

The question is not if teargas breath thugs
weaponizing COVID; co-signing starvation;
stage whispering, “Lock her up!” ripping
children from mothers’ arms—splintering 
families—will abandon their bunkers and
vacate the War House…

The question is when will the general strike
sprout wings, gliding cross country; and how 
crammed Capitalist Hill and city streets get; 
How surrounded the War House is—and for how
many days, weeks, months—years if necessary? 

The question is not if assassins, coup plotters,
war profiteers plant themselves in perpetuity 
in fertile soil of socialism…
The question is community clinics, postal
banking, solar panels, windmills—when—
And until we’ve boned up on restorative justice—
Terre Haute or Beaumont for Boss Tweet—
Leavenworth or Lompoc for lawless low Barr?

© 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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