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Bassackwards Tribe strikes again!
Raymond Nat Turner, BAR poet-in-residence
02 Oct 2024
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Mark Robinson

“We must be brief when traitors brave
the field.”
                   —William Shakespeare

I look at all the ugly people—
Strong-arm Williams, Thom-ass
Clarence-led Bassackwards Tribesmen—
Where do they all come from?

I look at all the ugly people—
Where do they all come from?
Son-robin Mark? Bassackwards Tribesman
Supreme! Him call himself “black NAZI!”

Hitler-lover-100. Him boast books on tape
Memorization of Mein Kampf. MAGAt boring
Into body politic—Making Amerikkka Grate …
Again … Him do jackboot-stiff salute every A.M.!

Bassackwards Tribesman, Son-robin Mark, black-
Face blush when Boss Tweet/Mr. Tangerine Man say,
Him Dr. King on Vitamin S! (Jim Jones Juice, maybe?)
Come to think of it—him do show signs of ‘roid rage …

Son-robin Mark say, Civil Rights/Black Power
Struggles nappy-headed foolishness! Pure nigga
Madness! Him say him can’t wait for slavery’s
Return to Tar Heel State/confederacy/U.S. writ large!

Him hate himself! Wish him ‘white.’ Him have
Handle: “Mini Souljah,” like “Long Dong Silver,”
AKA Thom-ass Clarence! And Son-robin Mark, too,
Play “Hi-tech lynching” race card as him ace of spades …

© 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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