Notes About The Poem

 

NOT A RAP

JUST AN OLD GRIOT’S 

BRAIN TAP

 

Hey

My child

In 

A different

Style 

I think

I need

To

Remind

You of a

Thing or two

That were

Once 

Told to

You

Before:-

 

Again

Be it 

Known

To you

That 

Ancestors 

Did more

With less

That

We 

With more

Would have

Less to do

At

Our best

To not be

Oppressed:-

 

Oh this 

May sound

Like clanging

Echoes

Re-sung

To  you

Who need 

To know

You can’t 

Un-ring

Bells

Rung by

Ancestral 

Heroes

And 

Heroines:-

 

So

Just

Cease

Sitting 

Around

Serving 

Time

And get

Into

The frame

Of right mind

That makes time

Serve you

As you go

About 

The awareness

Of what 

You need to do

 As the coming

Of 

The Dream’s 

Liberty

Is yours

To evolve

Into its 

Full reality:

 

So

Get on 

In the 

Mastering

The awareness

Of 

The inspiring 

Echoes

Your generation

Was streamed

When you

Were being 

Prepared 

To become

The new

Leaders

Of our

Ebonic

Herd;

Hey

Time is

Waning 

For we old

Snooping

Rappers

And is

Waxing

For you 

Youths

To be in

The new 

Brain tappers:-

 

Hey

The 

All

Seeing

Eye

From

Above

Is now

On all 

Of you

To kiss

All fears

Goodbye

And 

Get into

The wonderful

Oneness

Of the onement

Of God’s 

Divine wisdom

That’s been

Footprinted–

And

The above 

Ground

Rails

That’s been

Long layed–

To navigate you

On the paved way 

To the destiny of our

Liberation’s coming day:-

 

NOT A RAP JUST AN OLD GRIOTS BRAIN TAP

NOT A RAP
JUST AN OLD GRIOT’S  
BRAIN TAP

Hey
My child
In 
A different
Style 
I think
I need
To
Remind
You of a
Thing or two
That were
Once 
Told to
You
Before:-

Again
Be it 
Known
To you
That 
Ancestors 
Did more
With less
That
We 
With more
Would have
Less to do
At
Our best
To not be
Oppressed:-

Oh this 
May sound
Like clanging
Echoes
Re-sung
To  you
Who need 
To know
You can’t 
Un-ring
Bells
Rung by
Ancestral 
Heroes
And 
Heroines:-

So
Just
Cease
Sitting 
Around
Serving 
Time
And get
Into
The frame
Of right mind
That makes time
Serve you
As you go
About 
The awareness
Of what 
You need to do
 As the coming
Of 
The Dream’s 
Liberty
Is yours
To evolve
Into its 
Full reality:

So
Get on 
In the 
Mastering
The awareness
Of 
The inspiring 
Echoes
Your generation
Was streamed
When you
Were being 
Prepared 
To become
The new
Leaders
Of our
Ebonic
Herd;
Hey
Time is
Waning 
For we old
Snooping
Rappers
And is
Waxing
For you 
Youths
To be in
The new 
Brain tappers:-

Hey
The 
All
Seeing
Eye
From
Above
Is now
On all 
Of you
To kiss
All fears
Goodbye
And 
Get into
The wonderful
Oneness
Of the onement
Of God’s 
Divine wisdom
That’s been
Footprinted–
And
The above 
Ground
Rails
That’s been
Long layed–
To navigate you
On the paved way 
To the destiny of our
Liberation’s coming day:-
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