Un-woke?
Are you broke
On the rung of the
Evolutionary escalera—
What does it materia?
Who could be gladder
Than a racist
Who's madder
At the world
Coming together
Through love and peace,
When they pray for
Brown lives
To be badder—
Like worse off
Cause they get off
On hate & division,
See—I've had a vision
Of we being nothing
But earth-lee-ings...
What could be better?
Are we not but we?
But wokism
Makes ‘em crazier
Than a mad hatter
Trying to climb up
A Crisco covered ladder...
Unwoke?
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About the Author
David Cleofas Avila
Having experienced psychosis as a teen, later diagnosed with schizophrenia, David Cleofas Avila writes and makes art & music in order to better square away the sequelae of life. David’s art has been published in the 2024 Fall issues of Peatsmoke Journal and Gabby & Min. His music is highlighted in Wordgathering and can be heard on spotify, itunes, and other online outlets. His poetry has been published in Oddball Magazine, The Poetry Cove, and accepted into WILDsound Writing Festival.