Hey, Joe . . . it’s just Mom . .
Sorry I missed you.
just Mom just Mom what does that say
crazy voicemail on his home
machine
it occurred to him to torture
the truth out of the machine but torture
eventually produces only what the interrogator wants
and if an interrogator wants lies to support
their theory theyll get the lies from the
mouth of who they torture
queer how intelligence communities
try to sell that they can get the truth or
get at the truth
they extract what serves their
purpose and hand it off as reality
one should remember intelligence agencies
are built on plausible deniability
in the United States it has
allowed them to assassinate political and religious leaders when they either stepped
too far or went over the tips of their skis
amazing in the
Land in the Home of the Free and the Brave
cross power
itll cut you down
all you can hope is that those who
are behind you will not be intimidatedmade fearful
living in fear isnt living
survival
isnt living
he called her back the next
morning
he was at work when she left her message
Hey
Hey what? Is that how you greet
your mother?
My mother maybe not my mother however you cast aspersions when you said its
just Mom makes me think youre implying just Mom that perhaps I have another mother
What?
Youre not just Mom youre Mom Correct
You knew what I meant.
I did not
I cant say Ive ever left a
message where I said its just Joe
But you parse words, Joe, you
always . .
. .
Maybe I should have been an attorney
Maybe you should have; you’re
argumentative enough.
Umm Id say confrontational not argumentative
Parsing words.
Oh JustMom Get on with it Why did you call
Your father and I were watching
the news yesterday and we saw that two men, two murderers, were in your neighborhood.
My neighbourhood
Yes.
My neighbourhood Or California
Stop. In your neighborhood.
In my home town
No, not your home town . .
.
. Then they werent in my neighbourhood awright
No matter. We just wanted to be
sure you were safe.
Thank you JustMom Ill assume the murderers were white They killed people with guns
Yes.
Then likely they killed people
they could victimise Last thingId think a
murderer wants to do is try and kill someone who can defend themselves hurt them
kill them
Don’t be too sure of yourself,
Joe.
Thanks JustMom Ill keep that under advisement
One of the men shot themselves.
So then I need only worry about one white man
Well, no, he surrendered himself
to police; walked up to a squad car and told the officer he was a suspect; I wish the cop would have shot him dead.
JustMom The cop he surrendered to was white
Yes.
Well the cop wouldntve shot him White cops only shoot black men.
Oh my, Joe, you’re terrible!
Terribly honest JustMom
Would you stop with that Just Mom crap.
So there isnt another Mom in the
picture
No. I’m your mother.
Think again If youre owning being my mother youre owning
some responsibility for who I am And
sometimes I dont wanna own up to who I am
But like Popeye I yam what I yam and dats what I yam Im Joe
You’re a screwball.
Im your screwball Gotta go Maw
I love you
I love you, Joe
.
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1552, Friday,
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Fela Kuti Why Black Men Dey Suffer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvmKcB-nziE
