Jenkins“The Revolution” by Kamryn

“The Revolution Will Not Be…” by Kamryn Jenkins

You will not be able to live-stream You will not be able to touch-up your make-up when sweat makes it run You will not be able to amp up your follow-base just because you attend a parade to support a dying race

Because the revolution will not be

The revolution will not be brought to by your favorite YouTubers in 4 parts with 30-sec commercial breaks. The revolution will not show you pictures of the Jenners holding ice-cold Pepsis and leading a charge by a fully clad Kim Kardashian Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott to eat Sugar bears confiscated from Instagram influencers

The revolution will be not be

The revolution will not be brought to you by VH1 and will not star the queens of 16 and Pregnant and Ryan Seacrest and SpongeBob and Brittany. The revolution will not grant you sex appeal The revolution will not liposuction the fat The revolution will not make your waist thinner, because the revolution will not be

There will not be bodycam videos of undertrained officers shooting colored persons on the discovery page There will be no pictures of the young being run out of voting booths in an Uber with a Cashapp bribe.

There will be no slow motion or still-lifes of Beyoncé strolling through Times Square in a Gold, Black, and Purple Wakandan catsuit that she’s been saving for just the right occasion.

Keeping up with the Kardashians, The Walking Dead, and Friends will no longer be so damn relevant And girls will not care if Archie finally gets down with Betty on Riverdale because oppressed minorities will be in the street looking for a brighter day.

The revolution will not be

There will be no highlights on the Daily Mail Snapchat story and no pictures of voluptuous women liberationists or Alice Marie Johnson crying. The theme song will not be written by Drake or Lil'Wayne Nor rapped by Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Cardi B, or the Amigos

The revolution will not be

The revolution will not be back after a quick survey about Pantene, TRESemmé, or white people hair. You will not have to worry about the fuckboy in your bedroom, A snake in your clique, or the zero in the grade book. The revolution will not go better with Starbucks The revolution will not fight the girl who stole your man The revolution WILL put you in the driver's seat The revolution will not be molded to fit your needs

WILL not be industrialized, it WILL NOT BE digitalized

The revolution will not be re-posted, my friends The revolution will be live

*This poem is based on the Gil Scott-Heron spoken-word piece The Revolution Will Not be Televised (1970).