MLK sword

listening to some MLK speech
on the radio
hard knocks, cynthia, hard knocks
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a force of nature,
that voice
that stream of god in his heart
that angered righteous sword

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what script
or speech from whose ink?
inflection,
rolling wrinkled stomachs,
hunger. fools,
what genius.

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spent 4 dollars
to see the justice league,
down the hill
off mt tabor,
then shot some pool
solo, in a dive
bar. took the bus
home, driver
kicking black woman
and man off
using radio telephone
mlk day