Couldn't fit it right with normal sentences

A quick excerpt from one of my favorite verses

Appreciate the Poetry

I defend intellect to the very end

And apprehending ignorance ain't easy

But we can lead the charge visually

I'm an anomaly

It's what my rhymes incite

To metaphorically ignite:

The passion, the fashion

Call me old fashioned

But I'm dashing through these bars at

Motherfuckin' light speed

Even though I'm always high from beloved weed

I'm my very own breed

And I need to get certain thoughts off my chest

I couldn't fit it right with normal sentences

So I turned to poetry and references

The difference is clear to hear

Roll through space and time

Passing all my peers

I'm gaining ancient wisdom from scholars

Now I'm making dollars

And I'm condensing my schooling

To three minutes of you drooling

So intense for the average it's confusing

It's the Riddler status bitch!

It's what I'm here to confess

Blessed with breadth that stretch

From the moon to my neck

Time to check within

And learn to connect

'Cuz what we doing now ain't working

So we gotta move fast

We gotta change our ways

And learn from the past

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I wrote this verse a couple of years ago. There's, of course, a ton of extra stuff that I keep to myself, but this is the core of it. I think the gist of what I was getting at here was I think, through art, we can make significant change. We've seen it happen with music, paintings, films, etc.

The people who have a voice and can be an (positive) influence on the community are important. If what I write ever gets a following, I want it to be consistent with--what I think--great rhymes that have a strong message. So when I say I defend intellect to the very end, I believe in free speech, I believe in science, and I believe in facts (that are proven, to be outrageously crystal clear).

I think one of the most poignant lines I've ever written is from this verse. The line "...so I turn to poetry and references" is, I think anyway, a great example of how I feel. As I've alluded to in other posts, sometimes I haven't been able to express myself the right way, or as completely as I'd like to. Writing has been a tool for me to overcome that. Ironically the best way for me to convey my messages are through rhymes & poetry. It makes sense to me and I feel it can resonate with others.

Hope I'm right.

-JTC