Saw young white hispano not quite anglo,
Wu-tang tank top in The Fresh Market,
Lookin’ for organic pork chops.
My visceral reaction to oppositional visual feedback
Had me taken aback, shifting to righteous frequency
At flagrant audacity and shameless apropriation
Of counter-culturally rebellious Afro-Activity.
Yet, I was there to see him in his part
While purchasing tea, turmeric, and coconut oil
For balance, knees, and dreadlocs
At the same white super mart.
All while listening to Public Enemy,
What was Euro-America’s greatest shock.

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