by BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner
Confucius say he who wear wire
May go undetected in East River…
Neo-Confucian Wisdom in the Age of – Austerity & Informants
by BAR Poet-in-Residence Raymond Nat Turner
Confucius say most unorthodox to
Lead March on Washington then
Go in hiding…
Confucius say transition to cable TV
From wearing wire difficult, but transition
From TV to witness protection damn near
Impossible…
Confucius say man who go by CI –7,
CI-8 may not have 9 lives like cat…
Confucius say fruits of bestseller enjoyed
Posthumously by he who wear wire…
Confucius say he who wear wire
May go undetected in East River…
Confucius say man who work with Fed
May lose weight, but gain all back in
Cement overcoat…
Raymond Nat Turner © 2014 All Rights Reserved
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