I Don'T Rap Like Rappers Or Write Like Poets

i don't write poems like poets
or rap like rappers
i flow boats like rowers
talk what matters
wasn't raised on council estates
still a victim to down force weight
gravity pulls seeds from trees
it's a vertical growth without no treats
see how poetic wordings breathe
evading me in the verse and beat
as i rap beneath the expectations
a difference without explanations
tap my toes to extrication
set up camp an extra station
stuck with pens and pencils
this stationary cupboard ain't for me
won't buckle when standing tall
rising vegetation will reach the breeze
above and free
the highest tree
you be you and i'll be me
an artist of originality
harvesting brutality
I'll teach myself and I'll be me
and if you're you and true to thee
I'll see you and you'll see me
we'll be our own unlike the rest
and we'll be we, we'll be our best
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Chiri Avatar
August 8, 2020 at 8:12 PM
Hahaha! Muppet you have grown up ! Congrats on your win!:)
Ermine Avatar
August 8, 2020 at 5:28 PM
Nick, mo- jo flow man.! This is textured, gets a message across. 'Thee' might be a bit jarring in the contemporary style, but it could just be my perception. Love your unique slotting of your style, and boldness in declaring it.
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