'The Revolution will not be televised'
-Gil Scott Heron

The Revolution will not be televised.
The Revolution will not have a facebook page,
nor will it tweet.
There will not be an ap for The Revolution.
Snooki will not be involved.
The Revolution will not have a profile on eharmony.
It will not provide musical accompaniment
for the artist formerly known
as the artist formerly known
as Prince,
nor will it be heralded by John, Paul, George
or, God forbid, Ringo.
There will not be an official beer,
an official pace car
or an official credit card.
The Revolution will not lean right
will not lean left
will not drink tea
and will not be politically correct.
It will not tell your children to Just Say No,
will not tell them to stay in school,
will not tell them that knowing is half the battle.
The Revolution will not provide a platform
for anything on Playstation.
It will not be a presence at Comicon.
The Revolution will not be televised
so don't worry if you don't have a v-chip.
The Revolution is not homosexual
bisexual,
transvestite,
trans-gender
or
hetero-anything.
The Revolution will not be televised
and if it was televised
it would be a repeat --

because The Revolution started days ago
weeks ago
months ago -

no, My Brother -

it started years ago
and if you didn't know
then ask around if you want
but it don't matter

because if you didn't board that train
at the station

- well, it's too late
to catch it now.

08/06/2011

Author's Note: quite obviously inspired (to put it kindly) - by 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised' by Gil Scott Heron.

Posted on 08/07/2011
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