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Billboards Howl

Thank you Allen Ginsberg

By KaraPublished 5 years ago 1 min read
Billboards Howl
Photo by Klaudia Piaskowska on Unsplash

America,

When did you lose your music?

This Quite Serious.

You had rhythm that forced movement into bodies

now given away to bubblegum fake sweetness;

[you had] mystical visions and cosmic vibrations.

Thick sweet, that held in your rich blood

and moved down throat to immerse your soul.

America,

Land Of Opportunities? Why did you sell

yourself to false Gods---their fake tits,

Lined eyes, trying to Make (not a difference),

But A Buck…

It’s only a matter of time before you take off your clothes.

Wake Up America!

Open your specious blue eyes

to amber waves, waving hello

to metal, glass, plastic Recycle!

America!

The plum blossoms are falling but

your purple mtns are eye to window

w/ buildings harboring

The Worlds Melting Pot A Crap Shoot.

Come To America !

Where no one gives a damn!

Be ambivalent, be similar,

Be An American!

Die An American poor, lazy, depressed

off so many drugs

You must alphabetize

but you can’t, b/c you’re

American....

America,

Put your artificial shoulder to the wheel.

slam poetry

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