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fear--fear--fear--fear
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
31 Aug 2016
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by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner

For a long time now, the politics of fear is all that Dems and Repubs have to offer us. But as Jill Stein observes, voting for what you fear a little less has a track record. It delivers still more of what we fear, not less.

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner

I wanna scream that this is

I wanna scream that this is

I wanna scream that this is

I wanna scream that this is:

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

They keep singin’ their same ol’ song—

Big lies, for us to blindly sing along…

False alerts of oranges, yellows and reds

Pounding terror and fear into our heads—

ā€œMost important $election of our lifetimes:

$electing criminals for more war crimes!ā€

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

Fear a thug-in-a-rug, blowhard buffoon—

ā€˜Too big to fail’ thieves are still immune!

Fear wannabe warmongers and other kooks—

The Commander spent trillions on nukes!

Fear sock puppets, stead of 1% puppeteers’

PSYOP $campaigns—every four years…

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

Fear folks in hoodies, hijabs, kufis, turbans

Not Brooks Brothers terrorists in Suburbans

Fear undocumented workers taking ā€˜our’ jobs—

Not the ā€˜person-hood’, who steals and robs…

Fear U.S.-armed assets, terrorist playthings

Not the next ā€˜bubble’ and destruction it brings…

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear-Fear…

Fear anthrax in plastic-wrapped homes’/duct tape

Not Nazis, Plutocrats nurture—and helped escape—

Of course, what’s most to fear is deadly fear itself:

Leaving revolution resting on the corporate shelf…

Raymond Nat Turner Ā© 2016 All Rights Reserved

Raymond Nat Turner is an acclaimed poet and performance artist. Find more of his work at http://upsurgejazz.com

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