escape route

this q-tip in my ear 
how did it get here 
some corp called 
unilever? how 
did we get here?
i was pickin 
cotton now it’s 
in my ear 
the plunder of
a continent 
for soaps and 
cheap inputs 
and MARKETS
how? how 
did we get here?
on park avenue
the loot piled up
quite nicely
tailored
as africans
we labored
for that park
avenue view 
history 
it makes me dizzy
with loss and things
set before i
showed up -
how did we
get here??
i need a 
drink
a shrink
a backup
plan and
escape route
even tho 
this beast will
follow you across
the globe and 
every pocket