Fraiku: Republicans

Posted on 2022-10-21 by Bartholomew Barker

Sheep who’ll vote for a wolf
because he promises to eat
the Black ones first

Have you voted yet?
Early voting began in NC yesterday.
Check your state
and don’t vote for wolves.

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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15 Responses to Fraiku: Republicans

  1. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-10-21 at 20:09

    A poem with bite Mr. Barker

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  3. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-10-22 at 05:36

    This is what happens when sheep vote for wolves…..

    What comes next …

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  4. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-10-23 at 05:27

    You’re in good company…..

    http://www.spanglefish.com/berniesblog/blog.asp?blogid=15977

    The whole idea – or ideas – around sheep voting for wolves is such a strong one.

    So many messages……Don’t be a sheep – make your own choice. Don’t vote for wolves – they are predators by nature. It’s plain to see what happens when sheep DO vote for wolves – and so on, and so on……

    A very, very strong concept which I hope gets picked up on widely.

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  5. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-10-23 at 11:20

    Indeed. The Public Order Bill which has just been passed here means that any ‘black sheep’ can be tagged – as livestock are…..

    And there are the wolves who prey on the people desperate to get away from danger.

    So much there Bart, in so few words.

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  6. moribascorner's avatar moribascorner says:
    2022-10-31 at 06:10

    Is it any wonder that countries are more often than not governed by wolves…? since the populous are bred to be sheep… easily fleeced… heads mostly down, munching on ‘grass…’ kept in line by dogs… and if they try to leave the flock… are turned into mutton…!
    🇯🇲🏖️

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