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Advice for Future Colonizing Civilizations
To future conquering civilizations / in galaxies far far away . . . / don't worry about polluting the air,
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The Representative Lunches At The Food Truck
The representative from Ohio / wipes his ass with Jose’s brown / palms after a bout of verbal defecation.
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Pretend
Pretend that you're a poet / & sleep beneath beer-stained sheets / Pretend that you're a leper
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Street Photography
The art of the geniuses / is packed like overstuffed crayons / in the alleyways of my city.
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If The World Was An NCAA Tournament Bracket
it's 8:00 somewhere in Washington D.C. / and the global selection committee has made its picks: / for the 473rd time
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Such a Nice Day Out
And only when every prison / in the police state has / an art gallery
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The Neighborhood's Gone to Shit
The neighborhood's gone to shit / and no one seems to care the doors / are blown off from the tempest
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For Ricky
For Ricky* / *Ricky Williams, Miami Running Back (2002-2003, 2005)* / When the news broke and the camera pointed at a torn tent
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The Projects
Calling the two blocks / of brick shantys / a “neighborhood”
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King Of the Projects
Turns out the King of the Projects / couldn’t even tie his shoes. / Couldn’t draw or make love.
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