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Two Sides to Every Question?
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
14 Nov 2018
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two sides
contradictions, contradictions.....

Can a Mom and Pop
store be too big to fail?

Could a mafia don be
businessman of the year?

Can a hitman plead,
“Just doin’ my job?”

Can war criminals
be Heroes?

Could a confederate
fighter be noble?

Was Goebbels a
Journalist?

Should priests supervise
children’s sleepovers?

Is Boss Tweet to be
trusted with treasure?

Would a Socialist
celebrate empire?

Didn’t the Drone Ranger
win a peace prize?

© 2018. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Raymond Nat Turner is an acclaimed poet and performing artist. You can find much more of his work at http://upsurgejazz.com.

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