Fight for a Better Massa?
they develop an appetite
for all things viral or needy
or beyond the scope of actually
putting in work for the people’s
needs and understanding
shucking and jiving for social media
has become a common
occurrence creating crumbling
sanctuaries and churches
built on sand safe houses
with constantly changing
windows and old irrational
views from the 1960s
irrelevant graffiti spray painted
on black and gray walls
i bury my head in books
and interpretations
and ways to rebel
raise Hell
breathe
navigate
the maze
a life experienced
without chains
without restraints
without hollow judgments
or the satisfaction
of waging revolution
from pictures frames
and dead ideas.
"Synnika Alekzander-Chizoba Lofton is an award winning poet, educator, and recording artist. Lofton is the author of seventeen books and more than 150 spoken word albums and singles. He is a Literature instructor at Chesapeake Bay Academy and a lecturer at Norfolk State University."