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There go Ol’ Schmo again…
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
14 Sep 2022
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There go Ol’ Schmo again…
President Biden at New York Cit police headquarters, February 3, 2022 (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

                                                                                                                    There go Ol’ Schmo again…

There go Ol’ Schmo—again
pushin’ po-po—again
Blu on the brain—again
a Black son’s slain—again
mo’ Mothers’ pain—again
same sad refrain—again
blood Dems ordain—again
donkeys ‘explain—’ again
“Yep, he’s hooked on FOP—
And, no, he can’t STOP…”

There go Ol’ Schmo—again
COVID-testing's done—again
mo’ arresting’s won—again
mo’ rule of the gun—again
it’s still shoot or stun—again
There go Ol’ Schmo—again…
“Yep, he’s hooked on FOP—
And, no, he can’t STOP…”

There go Ol’ Schmo—again
striking his blow—again
Blu klux $campaign—again
FUND and ‘retrain’—again
BUDGET most inhumane—again
what a bloodthirsty drain—again
like the tank and warplane—again
There go Ol’ Schmo—again…
“Yep, he’s hooked on FOP—
And, no, he can’t STOP…”

There go Ol’ Schmo—again
another new low—again
hubris hurricane—again
monsoon of disdain—again
a walking bloodstain—again
so blu and profane—again
Same Ol’ Schmo—again
“Yep, he’s hooked on FOP—
And, no, he can’t STOP—WON’T STOP—’til he drop…”

© 2022. Raymond Nat Turner, The Town Crier. All Rights Reserved.

Raymond Nat Turner is a NYC poet; BAR's Poet-in-Residence; and founder/co-leader of the jazz-poetry ensemble UpSurge!NYC. You can Vote for his work at: GoFundMe and PayPal.

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