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I Was Wonder Woman and Linda Carter Was the Perpetrator
 
I was Wonder Woman 
while all my other friends were 
Superman, The Incredible Hulk, Captain America
Aunt Tillie’s porch was my invisible jet
 
 
While all my friends were Superman, The Hulk, Captain America
I was flying high above Orange Avenue Projects
dreaming that Aunt Tillie’s porch was my invisible jet
looking down at kids swinging from monkey bars. 
 
I was flying above Orange Avenue Projects
watching boys race each other on their BMX bikes, 
looking down at kids swinging from monkey bars 
girls riding their Huffys with the pink seats and glittery tassels that hang from 
                            The handlebars.
 
 
Boys raced each other on their BMX bikes
while I was Wonder Woman
Watching girls from above ride their Huffys with glittery tassels that hang from the handlebars
I made street bullies tell the truth with my magic water hose,
 
me, Wonder Woman from a Paradise of Amazons
stopping street thugs in an instant
Making them tell the truth with my magic water hose.
Bullets bounce off my sweat wristbands.
 
Stop crooked crooks in an instant
cuz I’m a superhero
Where bullets bounce off my sweat wristbands. 
I can lift tanks, bend missiles like liquorish sticks

cuz I’m a superhero 
fighting for justice in an un-American way
lifting tanks and breaking missiles like number two pencils.
Now that I’m done saving the day, my Aunt is calling me to come eat. 
We havin’ kool-aid and fried spice ham sandwiches. My favorite.

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