The Kingdom

They Called Him Muscle

They called Muscle a builder
You should call him that too.
They say he be brashish,
Barreling through towns
Excavating, detonating, penetrating

They say Muscle not like them
You should say that too,
He built next Kingdom planetariums
looking for stars in corona
Falling, bursting, cursing

They say he ruined the earth
You can say that too.
Hostile in greedy overalls
Mud in the spikes of his boots,
Undaunted, deranged, white

They say a white boy plumber
24 dollar a day no account
Boy from Arkansas he be privilege
They say he is my father,
You should say that too.

They say, "Muscle, you're not us,"
It will be I who say that too.
Father muscle, bone, skin and blood
Father, not nobody but a builder
Skylines, suburbs, bridges, roadways, freedom

They say Muscle died without complaint, and
If you care to say anything,
You could say that too.

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