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The word

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The Word

The legislation of men to be legislated by Him
Not legislated by whims or legislated by things
I am tangents different languages generated within
The separation of kin the elevation of skin
The levitation of ink for generations that think
The meditation that sinks i.e. dying out
Hear me crying out
For my final resurrection I have been waiting patiently
Too much power now think about who created me





I am the movement of the tongue the beauty of the elders the indifference of the young
The vision when it comes the revelation recitation sent down by the one
With the speed of a bullet more powerful than a gun
The result of a though that influences the heart
And in turn the mind an unbiased art
Manipulated or utilised the drive that sparks off ignition to decisions that we are
The sharpness of a blade the essence of a rose
The darkness of the grave and the questions that are posed
The passion of a poet and reactions in a moment as he masters what he’s spoken through the masses in an ocean of air the potency is clear while his quotes sit on boats made of attention and stares
I am there by his side every truth every lie
Every tear every smile
Every ear every eye
Has been witness to the grind that I resonate through time
Truthful in my nature so actions is my reflection
And if there’s a contradiction then I have been misdirected
More diverse than white light passing through a glass prism
Divisions of me are vividly shown through our class systems
Locations and mapped rhythm of the mouth
From the east to the west to the north to the south
From a 3rd world slum to a first world house
I have travelled and unravelled much more than your mind can handle
I am scandal and a flame burning both ends of the candle
And example of a pain yearning only for the answers
The comfort of the ill yet the awareness of the cancer

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released February 5, 2015

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