Dog, U

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The Prairie Light ReviewVolume 25 | Number 1 Article 16Fall 12-1-2004Hey, DuPageU DogCollege of DuPageFollow this and additional works at: http://dc.cod.edu/plrThis Selection is brought to you for free and open access by the College Publications at DigitalCommons@COD. It has been accepted for inclusion inThe Prairie Light Review by an authorized editor of DigitalCommons@COD. For more information, please contact koteles@cod.edu.Recommended CitationDog, U (2004) "Hey, DuPage," The Prairie Light Review: Vol. 25 : No. 1 , Article 16.Available at: http://dc.cod.edu/plr/vol25/iss1/16Hey, DuPageU DogHey, DuPageGotta deal for ya:I'll give you a dime bagOf the best Caribbean insanityThe kind your leaders already travelOutside the country for and you give meLess whiteness. Oh, you can keep your skin.I mean less White-ness. You know, less uptightness.Less muscle, more bod. Less power, more God. The moreYou feel you own this place the more likely it is someone willRise against you. I'm talkin' some heavy breathin' knuckle draggin'Yeast-implanted Chi-town reject who knows exactly how to snapThat chicken bone neck of yours and that cheesy, pan fried smile.Such erudite lips. Such words separating us from them.Daily silent battles with what really needs to be. SuchWars never in the news the snooze button on autopilotThanks to that religion that says "We're No. 1,We're No. 1." A White buddy told me ourDays are numbered. What are they teachingKids in Arab schools? What of thosePrivate lies from Lincoln's timeHonesty was never the bestPolicy, foreign orotherwise.111Dog: Hey, DuPagePublished by DigitalCommons@COD, 2014

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