by Raymond Nat Turner
Never thought I’d see
the day that I’d pray
for: Fake News;
Never thought I’d see
100 apartments at 4840 Mission Street available for lease through DAHLIA San Francisco Housing Portal!
Households must have a minimum monthly income of two times the rent. Households must earn no more than the gross monthly income listed below:
Applications and more info available on DAHLIA San Francisco Housing Portal: housing.sfgov.org
The applications deadline is September 28th, 2023 at 5PM. Applications must be submitted online at housing.sfgov.org from September 7 to September 28, 2023. For assistance, contact one of the housing counseling agencies listed at housing.sfgov.org/housing-counselors.
This property has some units with special features for mobility impaired or sensory impaired households. Several preferences apply; learn more at housing.sfgov.org.
Income and other restrictions apply. Section 8 welcome. Equal Housing Opportunity.
the day that I’d pray
for: Alternative Facts
from Boss Tweet – pray that
scribblers screwed up tenses
scribbling ‘bout a constant struggler –
3-time loser in capitalist Amerikkka:
Disabled, Black and Woman – Panther to the core,
Ida B-child soldier speaking, writing in real time –
Mentoring men and women for battlefront lives
worth living …
Flying warrior woman kites coded in humanity
through concertina censorship; smuggling
Love and hope between bars, amplifying voices …
Maybe I’m selfish and don’t wanna let go –
don’t wanna lose the grace, the smile
Sweetly staunch as principles behind it?
Maybe I’m lazy and don’t wanna lift her
Load, clicking, guiding, electric silence …
whizzing down steep hills, in swift traffic like
little cablecars that climb halfway to the stars?
Maybe her meeting after meeting, march after march,
demonstration after demonstration, decade after decade
Shamed my temporarily-abled body to another level?
Or, maybe I’m afraid of losing the constant struggler –
the long distance runner – reminding me: WE WILL WIN?
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