I’m Gonna Take Control 
hey, everybody over here. 
hey, everybody over there. 
hey, everybody. lost ya! 
so there i was not looking 
for a party. i said here i 
am not even looking to 
party. out of milk and 
can’t even find my razor. 
so don’t even look at me. 
and then i stepped out 
side. beyoncè telling me 
not to break my soul. big 
freedia. two blocks away 
and what’s that going on? 
it’s market street. we just 
got slammed. didn’t we 
just get slammed. did 
the world not just get 
steamrolled? so what’s 
that going on a block up? 
what’s that going down? 
everybody’s happy. no 
body’s getting shot. no 
body’s even protesting. 
i guess there’s a time 
for crying. i suppose 
a time for protesting. 
i’m done crying. i’m 
swelling up with pride. 
ready to fill the streets 
with my lungs of what 
the fuck tomorrow and 
the next day and the next. 
today only: i had all but 
forgotten. today only: we 
get a little bit of respite. 
here, today, a parade. we 
get a little bit of bounce. 
happy today only. let’s do it.
