Poet's Corner : Intersection

The Caribbean Is One Nation.  

 

                                                                          Intersection

                                                                Go to the intersection

                                                                  And Stop !

                                                                  Block The Immigrants

                                                                  Block Education in

                                                                 the   PROJECTS

                                                                 Sit in your S-U-V

                                                                     You  S  O  B

                                                                  block welfare

                                                                  block black arts

                                                                  block Healthcare

                                                               Do   not   move !

                                                                 You are tired of

                                                                   the traffic-

                                                              From the Caribbean

                                                                  from Africa

                                                                  from Croatia

                                                                  from Asia

                                                                  from MEXICO !!!!!!

                                                                 It’s Your

                                                                  Intersection

                                                            The highway is YOURS

                                                              Or    is    it ?

                                                        Block the intersection

                                                         Block the  Native Americans

                                                          Block the political Prisoners

                                                             IN    Your   S U V

                                                           You   S  O  B

                                                Go to the  intersection

                                                          and block

                                                          Create a JAM

                                                  Fuck    the   Violation

                                                    Send Your Soccer  Moms

                                                    To block the intersection

                                                       With their   S   U    V

                                                           You  S    O   B

                                               Block those with wallet

                                                    In their pocket

                                           BANG ! BANG ! BANG !!

                                            Metal on Flesh

                                           At the intersection

                                            Death by planned

                                                 ACCIDENT

                                             At the intersection

                                                Asshole ;

                                          You forgot your wife

                                          Was in the  Suv

                                           Your children

                                                Your grandchildren

                                                   are in the  S u v

                                               You Sob ! !

                                         You block up the

                                                     In    ter    sec   tion

                                             With your big

                                                white  S U V   ! !

                                     MASS ACCIDENT

                                        INDIAN DEAD

                                         MEXICAN DEAD

                                            CARIBBEAN MAN DEAD

                                              AFRICAN MAN DEAD

                                    Afro   AMERICAN DEAD -TWICE

                                              THEN YOU DEAD

                                           ASS       HOLE

                                      YOU DID NOT SEE

                                          THE TRAIN

                                        You block the

                                                 WRONG INTERSECTION

                                           METAL ON  METAL

                                               METAL ON FLESH

                                          INTERSECTION BLOCKED

                                                FOREVER- ALL CASUALTIES

William Skinner is a published poet