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The Campaign, (Written in Four Parts – Part 1)
Kemet Mawakana
09 Apr 2008
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by Kemit Mawakana (aka “The Seven-Foot Poet”)

is a highly acclaimed spoken-word artist, and has published two books A . . . Z . . . Infinity and Crucifixion of My Soul. The collective body of his works presented weekly in BAR are in tribute to Listervelt Middleton, Dr. John Henrik Clarke, and “For The People”. Currently, he is a facilitator at AYA Educational Institute (www.ayaed.com) and can be reached at sevenfootpoet(at)gmail.com.
 
Click the link below to hear or to read Part 1 of
The Campaign 
 
The Campaign
The audio for this original work is temporarily unavailable
 

The thing about three card molly is

while you’re looking at the cards trying to pick the Ace of Spades,

you fail to see the person picking your pocket.

This concludes my poem

about Barack Obama’s candidacy for U.S. President.

By Kemit Mawakana (aka The Seven-Foot Poet)

Peace (when appropriate) War (when necessary)

Copyright 1998.

 

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