Ugh, African Queen! African Queen! SMH. I'm no slam poetry fan because affected cadences and pauses sometime take the place of substance and skill, but I dug the first sister's piece.
But African Queen--excuse me, Ms. Wisdom--wtf?
Ahem (tapping the mike) how's everybody feeling?
Sarah se ra se ra you shop like entitlement swathing yourself in Fifth Avenue finery then denying your purchases like a cypher even the Louis Vuitton for little Piper-- Sarah se ra se ra you fall for pranks Canadian the spotlight draws you like the blues drew Ma Rainey or the hunger for power Dick Cheney Sarah se ra se ra you are dumb as a box of hair in interviews we see nothing there Your experience as mayor and mama guarantee a win for OBAMA
I'm no slam poetry fan because affected cadences and pauses sometime take the place of substance and skill....
Ditto! Gosh, I hate this stuff. Okay, once every blue moon I actually hear something I like. But, often it just reminds me of that James Brown song, "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothin'."
There's a promo for VH1 Soul where the women starts a spoken word-like flow that ends, "Soul music is life." I usually shut that shyte off before she gets that far.
When the McCain woman says that "Obama will certainly not be President where I come from, why should he be President of America?", what is that supposed to mean?
Hilarious! And, I too, cannot stand slam poetry for the most part! Glad I am not alone!! Phew, now I may develop the courage to admit that I enjoy Mary J.'s music, but her singing skills are still sorely lacking.
Ugh, African Queen! African Queen! SMH. I'm no slam poetry fan because affected cadences and pauses sometime take the place of substance and skill, but I dug the first sister's piece.
ReplyDeleteBut African Queen--excuse me, Ms. Wisdom--wtf?
Ahem (tapping the mike) how's everybody feeling?
Sarah
se ra se ra
you shop
like entitlement
swathing yourself
in Fifth Avenue finery
then denying your purchases
like a cypher
even the Louis Vuitton
for little Piper--
Sarah
se ra se ra
you fall
for pranks Canadian
the spotlight draws you
like the blues drew Ma Rainey
or the hunger for power
Dick Cheney
Sarah
se ra se ra
you are
dumb as a box of hair
in interviews
we see
nothing there
Your experience
as mayor and mama
guarantee
a win for
OBAMA
(everybody snaps)
Thank you, thatnk you. Ashe.
^ Cool.
ReplyDeleteI'm no slam poetry fan because affected cadences and pauses sometime take the place of substance and skill....
ReplyDeleteDitto! Gosh, I hate this stuff. Okay, once every blue moon I actually hear something I like. But, often it just reminds me of that James Brown song, "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothin'."
There's a promo for VH1 Soul where the women starts a spoken word-like flow that ends, "Soul music is life." I usually shut that shyte off before she gets that far.
When the McCain woman says that "Obama will certainly not be President where I come from, why should he be President of America?", what is that supposed to mean?
ReplyDeleteHilarious! And, I too, cannot stand slam poetry for the most part! Glad I am not alone!! Phew, now I may develop the courage to admit that I enjoy Mary J.'s music, but her singing skills are still sorely lacking.
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