On the eve of the revolution
The reality show kicks off season
one
The Orange Skid-mark Jesus
One sexual abuser set to swear in another
On the eve of the revolution
Protesters glitter blown-up tweet placards
Chill of bodies threatened by guns
Hands of terrorists, police
On the eve of the revolution
We toasted to the aristocrats
Clipping glass in an Old Fashioned
and a Sazerac
Chiming how the boots would come
to sweep the streets
On the eve of the revolution
Pussy hats were knit
Readied in pink
To grab balls back
On the eve of the revolution
Brown hands have picked up the
playbill before
Fences and chains bodies remain
unimpressed
Bullets and barrels and
recompense
On the eve of the revolution
Springsteen Badlands on the radio
Rich man want to be king
And a king ain’t satisfied until he
rules everything
On the eve of the revolution
Corner of Toledano and South
Claiborne
Man alone with cardboard letters black hands in prayer
Makes eye contact with a man in a red-light car
On the eve of the revolution
Leaving Commander’s Palace
Fumbles for a five-dollar bill
Feels like an asshole as he hears
god bless
On the eve of the revolution
Permafrost is melting two inches
left
A Russian submarine lurks
Sailing into Alaska
On the eve of the revolution
Gaza burns into year sixty-nine
Zionist Holocaust redemption
Wall building
On the eve of the revolution
Prayers are answered
Prayers are made
On the eve of the revolution
Neighbor knocks on a stoop
For a few bucks for bus fare
Talks of the Yaka meats stew
On the eve of the revolution
Legitimacy is on parade
Roasting spit of democracy
Not my president
On the eve of the revolution
Orange face-stained
pillow, comfortable, soft
Ready to allow the monsters out the
gate
Post-truth reality show distraction
On the eve of the revolution
Breathing in the fire of art
To light apathy aflame as republics burn
In the audacity of hopeful love
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