By Raymond Nat Turner
2 Pentagon Parties: 0 ‘debt ceiling’
Both war-profiteers, wheeling and dealing—
junk medal-chested generals ever concealing
what greasy-thumbed accountants are stealing
It’s Mike and Ike Kabuki Theater
Where Ol’ Schmo is some smooth operator
Insurance-Bank bailout activator—
Reducing us to: Passive Spectator…
2 Pentagon Parties: 0 ‘debt ceiling’
“Medicare for ALL?! Why, that’s unappealing—
astronomical costs send us reeling!!
You must rely solely on self-healing…”
It’s Mike and Ike Kabuki Theater
Where Ol’ Schmo is some smooth operator
Insurance-Bank bailout activator—
Reducing us to: Passive Spectator…
2 Pentagon Parties: 0 ‘debt ceiling’
“Affordable Housing?! That, we’re not feeling…
“Free Education?!” Hear the pigs squealing?
2 Pentagon Parties: 0 ‘debt ceiling’
Former forklift driver/warehouse worker/janitor, Raymond Nat Turner is a NYC poet; BAR’s Poet-in-Residence; and founder/co-leader of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC. Read other articles by Raymond Nat, or visit Raymond Nat’s website.
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