by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner
Come as you are, and be ready to build the world we all deserve, invites our poet, to the united front against facism. Wherever you come from, wherever you were this morning or last week, your hand your mind your heart and energies are welcomed in this collaborative effort...
WELCOME
(To The United Front Against Fascism)
by BAR poet in residence Raymond Nat Turner
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome if you come from the ā30s
Welcome if you come from the ā60s
Welcome if you come from the ā90s
Welcome if you come from yesterday
Welcome if you come from todayātomorrowā¦
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome if you come from Coveralls
Welcome if you come from Apron
Welcome if you come from Costume
Welcome if you come from Scrubs
Welcome if you come Womb wear
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome if you come from the Res
Welcome if you come from the Barrio
Welcome if you come from the āHood
Welcome if you come from the āBurb
Welcome if you come from Solitary
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome if you come from Kingdom Hall
Welcome if you come from Mosque
Welcome if you come from Synagogue
Welcome if you come from Storefront
Welcome if you come from Ashram
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome if you come from the Bible
Welcome if you come from the Quran
Welcome if you come from the Talmud
Welcome if you come from the Constitution
Welcome if you come from the Communist Manifesto
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome if you come from Front-lines
Welcome if you come from Rearguard
Welcome if you come from Ground Zeros
Welcome if you come from Welfare Lines
Welcome if you come from Shelters
Welcome! Welcome! Welcome! Welcome!
Welcome if youāve come by canoe, slave ship,
raft, riverboat, cruise, sub, barge, tugā
Weāre all in one boat, nowāNot
Dogs sniffing each othersā baggageā
Two carryons eachā
Oneās bullshit: best left curbsideā¦
Poetās Note: The Great John Coltraneās composition āWelcomeā Inspired thisā¦
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