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Julius Chingono

COMRADE FIRST STREET

COMRADE FIRST STREET

COMRADE FIRST STREET

It was you
who I abhor
Comrade First Street
whose battles are fought
in your mouth
And whose strategies
are mapped on your face.

You talk of arms of war
with all your might
like a firing bazooka.
You repeat the name AK47
Like a burst of rounds
but when the police arrive
you jam
like a rusty FN rifle.
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COMRADE FIRST STREET

It was you
who I abhor
Comrade First Street
whose battles are fought
in your mouth
And whose strategies
are mapped on your face.

You talk of arms of war
with all your might
like a firing bazooka.
You repeat the name AK47
Like a burst of rounds
but when the police arrive
you jam
like a rusty FN rifle.

COMRADE FIRST STREET

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