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THESE ARE TOXIC TIMES
SHROUDED BY A VAIL OF CHEMICAL WASTE
WE ARE BUYING WATER TO STAY ALIVE
AIR WILL BE SOLD IN CONTAINERS VERY SOON
AND IT WON’T BE FRESH
DEVILS ARE STANDING BEHIND THE PULPIT
PREACHING THE GOSPEL OF SINNERS
INTEGRITY IS AN UNWANTED STRANGER
IN OUR MIDST
CONVERSATIONS HAVE BECOME
A TEXT OR A TWEET
THE NEWS IS THE BLUES
ADVERTISING PAIN AND MISFORTUNE
EVEN WHEN THE FORECAST IS SUNNY
IT’S STILL A CLOUDY DAY
EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE RISES
THERE’S STILL A CHILL IN THE AIR
THESE ARE TOXIC TIMES
BLACK GIRLS ARE DISAPPEARING
NO ONE KNOWS WHERE TO SEARCH
BLACK BOYS ARE BEING SHOT DOWN
PROTESTERS ARE BEING LOCKED UP
SEX HAS BECOME A PERVERSION
NOT EVEN A DOG WOULD PERFORM
CHILDREN ARE BEING MOLESTED
ELDERS ARE BEING EXECUTED
DISEASES ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN LABORATORIES
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE PRISONS
FOR A CREATIVE MIND
A HEALER IS AN ENEMY OF THE STATE
SICKNESS IS PROFITABLE
OUTPATIENTS ROAM THE STREETS
HOME GROWN TERRORISTS
SHOOT AND STAB PEOPLE AT WILL
AND SOMETIMES BLOW THINGS UP
THESE ARE TOXIC TIMES
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BECOME A CIRCUS TENT
A CLOWN IS IN CHARGE
MASTURBATING IN PUBLIC
MOTHER NATURE IS UPSET
HURLING TORNADOES AND HARRICANES
AT THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
FLATTENING THEIR HOUSES
FLOODING THEIR TOWNS
THESE ARE TOXIC TIMES
THEY SAY THERE’S A GLOBAL WARMING
THE HOMES OF THE POLAR BEARS ARE MELTING
THE WEATHER IS WACKY
NO RHYME OR REASON
YOU CAN HARDLY TELL THE SEASON
FIRES ACROSS AMERICA ARE RAGING
TREES AND HOUSES ARE BLAZING
THE SMELL OF DEATH IS IN THE AIR
SOLDIERS ARE FIGHTING A GHOST
CHILDREN ARE DYING FROM STARVATION
THE RICH GET RICHER IS STILL THE SITUATION
THERE IS REALLY ONLY ONE SOLUTION
IT’S TIME FOR A COMPLETE REVOLUTION
PUT YOUR MIND BODY AND SOUL IN ORDER
THAT’S THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THIS SLAUGHTER
ABIODUN 4-9-17

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from Transcending Toxic Times, released May 10, 2019

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This Wind You Hear Is The Birth Of Memory. When The Moment Hatches In Time’s Womb, There Will Be No Art Talk. The Only Poem You Will Hear Will Be The Spear Point Pivoted Into The Punctured Marrow Of The Villain, And The Timeless Native Son Dancing Like Crazy To Retrieved Rhythms Of Desire Faded Into Memory. Therefore, We Are The Last Poets Of The World. ... more

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