When America was Great by Alan Gann

god looked like my grandfather president like a smarter me banker a richer me and the police just like me so I could walk through this world showing off my black friends once I realized that at least when I was around they spoke and acted just like me my votes properly cast Humphrey-McGovern-Carter-Mondale-Dukakis but now my banker is a computer screen almost anyone can be president cops come in all colors shapes and sizes and god well the last I looked she was pulling out her braids yelling don’t lay your trip on me

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