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Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man …
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
05 Jun 2024
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Donald Trump

“If one really wishes to know how justice is administered in a country, one does not question the policemen, the lawyers, the judges, or the protected members of the middle class. One goes to the unprotected — those, precisely, who need the law’s protection most! — and listens to their testimony.”   James Baldwin

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man—
Cook your books for US
Use “felon” as a plus
Babble on … and fuss …
Come to court by bus …

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man—
Four criminal cases—
You still in our faces
Like 800 bases
Keep us in our places?

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man—
aka Boss Tweet—
Tool of the rich elite
Fox-box at your feet—
Find your gray bar suite

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man—
Playin’ the Reich Card—
Not burnin’ off some lard
Runnin’ on the yard—
Paced by your bodyguard

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man—
Run a RICO $campaign
$election white as Maine …
Weaponize Uncle Toms!
Like Ol’ Schmo’s bombs …

Hey Mr. Tangerine Man—
aka Orange Julius Caesar—
Capitalist crowd pleaser
What’s your October Surprise?
More Goebbels big lies?
State machine your prize?

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man—
Right a wrong for WE
WE know freedom ain’t free
You won’t rule us by decree—
Terrorist cult nominee …

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man—
WE’RE not sleepy—
Ain’t Blinken
Or Biden our time—
For either walking War Crime!

Poet’s Note:
This birthday poem is inspired by the
great Bob Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man.”

© 2024. 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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