Laws Of Poetic Property ~NEW EVOCA

Self recorded.. not perfect.. but.. still a great creative outlet. :o)

 

 

From this day forward
All violators will be prosecuted
For all the alphabetic individuals
They've prostituted
For personal gain
All pens will be confiscated
And held as evidence
Under poetic domain
And we will retain
Strict levels of surveillance
To ensure that all measures
Are being taken
To prevent
Any further damage
To the poetic name

Throughout
The past decade
We have begun to see
More and more poetic exploitation
And decided to form a foundation
In hope that inspiration
Can once again be restored
We can't afford
To be losing minds
To such demeaning material

Therefore
To take action
We have decided to
Write the future
For all of those
Whom under us
Will carry on the tradition
Of rhythm and rendition
Putting forth nothing
But highbrow compositions
Completely supportive
Of what poetry and spoken word
Is meant to be

I hereby decree
That poetry
Will not come to be
Something dead
The time has come
We surpassed
All the intellectual discrimination
Creating a new rhythmic generation
To better the welfare of lingual affect
We have the right to protect
All the words that stabilize our creativity
And have seen too much negativity
Surround the basis of what we choose to represent

We ask for all to write in compliance
With our alliance
As we try to make the poetic world
A better place
And hope that the past illusionists that called themselves poets
Can be replaced
With those more worthy of the cause

Let us
Together
Write the Future

Reviews

[Girl, Interrupted]

i REALLY liked the first stanza.
All pens will be confiscated
And held as evidence
Under poetic domain
And we will retain
Strict levels of surveillance
To ensure that all measures
Are being taken
To prevent
Any further damage
To the poetic name


great poem, otherwise. it reminds me that some people...i guess they dont know where the boundary lies for writing trash or treasure. no self-control really and all their arguments are weak.

[Caleb Hardy]

Haha. I'm actually kind of hoping this is a satire. While I agree that poetry is a great, age old art, I don't think folks oughta be restrained from sharing what they write, nor writing it at all, even their work is complete and utter crap. Poetry is just one of the many ways we humans have found to express, vent, and reflect the many things we all have rollin' around inside us. Just because someone can't write these things out in a way that appeals to anyone else at all doesn't mean they should put the pen down.

Digressing from my opinion, this piece is smooth, taut, rhythmic, and (if it counts) well read. You did a great job, definitely, and expressed what you needed to say with dignity and conviction.

[Katie B]

Excellent as usual. You have a way with spoken word. This flowed well and really speaks to the heart of any writer who wants to better their craft. It is like a call for the current generations to leave their mark on the world in a positive light without having to demean themselves or lower the expectations.

[Brandy]

Awesome as usual, girl! Powerful words, great rhythm and format. You tell it like it is. We are the future.

word.
i love ya woman and celebrate your beauty in this ugly world.

[Kira Love]

Li Li, this is just awesome! Powerful and real, I hope this gets to every palate in the Cafe! Fan-f*****g-tastic!!! Do I hear favorites?? Anyone??

[Gary H]

A superb manifesto and I hope everyone on this site can live up to it. Only been on here a short while and I've read some mind blowing work which makes me think hard about how to follow it. I put this, because I will definately be viewing yours in those times when I'm scratching my head wondering what words to put next. Thanks!

[Dave]

Sounds like a speech that the Rev. Jesse Jackson would say. Ya ever heard him speak a speech that seems to rhyme?

But all in all ya dun good with it. But why did you not continue the rhyme at the end of it? Its sort of cool the way it just stopped rhyming like that though.

Thanks for sharing.

[Carl]

Spot On - Count me in the foundation. People have forgotten the power of words and the effect that they can have on a world, The responsability on the few to write the future is immense. The written word the spoken word are amazingly powerful weapons. These weapons have been used to break down demean insult and wreck lives at an alarming rate. It is time that " The Foundation" used the weapons they have to build up restore respect these people who have been seen as worthless and hopeless in the eyes of others. Let us join forces to write the future but not only write the future but create it as well

Standing with you on this
Much love Li
carl

[Mr. Deft Diction]

I dig this joint right here!!!! This is for all of those who continue to creat, beyond definition; despite deserved recognition!

This is for the Poet!!!