nazi flags flying proud
confronted by anti-fascist crowds
charlottesville bleeding red
heather heyer left for dead
the depths of white supremacy laid raw and bare
confederate monuments in our movement’s cross-hairs
its high time for a new reconstruction
dismantling the prison complex with abolition
the fight for black lives rises fierce and fly
rebuilding community and sustaining lives
the rank bigotry of the regime clinging to power
stands exposed ever more hour by hour
lets raise the roof—lets shut it down
lets challenge the systemic roots of the supremacist crown
let our white brothers and sisters become modern john browns
lets build solidarity and reclaim our class power
white rage misdirected at black and brown faces
lets channel into a struggle for system replacement
its the rich who hold the reins of power
who scheme and plot to keep us divided
we need to find the human reconnections that can build a working class to stand united
tear all the monuments down—don’t let that racist flag fly
its time for antiracist praxis to breed a new army of freedom fighters
–BYPO PHOENIX c)2017
