Beauty

Don’t Stop The Rap

Hey you! Yea you person on the bus

Dude so calloused, girl without trust

Bitchy whinny bad vibes for all to hear

You smear and sneer hate disguised fear

Don’t you know its bad to air out wine?

I’m French, so let me warn that you align

To cringe and sputter in disgust and anger

Discovering mouthful of vinegar

Instead of the sweet scarlet vine nectar

Of life sipping cup expecting better

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Oenology: science of the vines

I doubt you are licensed, maker of whine

See, autumn chill affects grape quality

Audible shrill simply makes more filthy

product you ferment on public transport

stop that export no one wants to import

Shut down the winery and test this glass

Taste, sandpaper tongue, what could come to pass

If you turn the thorn of your prose

To twist towards tolerance into a rose

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First: the crimson of your grail and being

Will not be blood splattering by beating

But scarlet passion, vibrating meaning

Budding vocabulary blossoming

Once deaf to the divine that’s now enshrined

Carved as your words to the marble of mind

So forget the meme its cool to be mean

Sick to be a queen, above and pristine

Free yourself from restricting crime and rhyme

Won’t you please find the time to shine sublime?

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Second: Go! Flow and glow, don’t stop the rap

Give in to the trap, the pop, the snap

The flow of lines the sounds that bind

The mind to the universe and find

Fire in the beat the heat of the verse

Flint of tongue sparking the soul from the hearse

Immerse in its flame converse without shame

Sharp dialects reflect who won’t be tame

Weave words of worth to win without hardship

Wounds weapons wails, forget bullshit to worship

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Peace in Eden of imagination

Love in the art of enunciation

The liquid members of this vine club

Do with divine elbows rub

Dionysus don’t kick it

With vinegar drinkers or those who make it

So put in your headphones now if you wish

Complain of slow bus so bust English

Language could bring you to destination

If you present yourself at the station

So don’t ever stop the rap

Don’t ever stop the rap

Don’t stop the rap

Cement Organisms Part I – The Spirit Of Cities

Humans have a curious tendency to regard and speak of Cities as if they were a single entity, or even alive. A closer look can explain that tendency, as resemblances between Humans and Cities are multiple and strong. Like Humans, Cities have clearly defined limits in space, purposes (such as resource exploitation or political governance), they have their own character, and most importantly they have their own names. Every community, from town to city, has its own vibe, spirit, or character that is created or perceived by inhabitants and tourists, which, like any individual, make it unique. Like peoples, communal identities are shaped and influenced by the history and the experiences of the community, which in turn influence the identities of the individuals living within its bosom. This is a symbiotic relationship that is witnessed in all communities whatever the size, and indeed is the very premise behind culture. (more…)