Rhyme Arts
By Idris Goodwin
We want rhymes
Rhymes that raise they voice
Pull knives and hoist
Heads belonging to the bodies whose fingers always point
Rhymes
Rhymes that spin the bottle and sip
then spit back in the face of the fraudulent
We want rhymes
Rhymes that learn about life from the places they go
Rhymes that only talk about things they know
You may have made some words rhyme… but yo
Do your rhymes know where all the police cars go?
Do your rhymes have the muscle to fight for infinity rounds?
Do you rhymes come in different colors and sounds?
Do your rhymes
Represent any others but you
come close to telling the naked factuals about you
that peel layers
that sound like prayers
enhancing ya spirit
they want rhymes
that they recognize the moment that hear em
those rhymes
like
Redman and Ace
those rhymes
mc lyte
and Rob Base
those rhymes
from the wax
that mom and dad stack
Miles Marvin and Maze
needles that pop and crack
like words
Charles Butler
every week on the seventh
remix the pages of King James
when he talk to his brethren
We want rhymes
Rhymes that steal power
and use it to speak
rhymes that clear the air
rhymes that conjure up heat
rhymes that bleed that sweat
that don't dress to impress
that know how to rest/ when to stress
react/ respond to threats
that don't rhyme
That punch holes in the page
Aggressive rhymes that linger in the air after burning like sage
Or incense/ do ya raps make an imprint
Rhyme different
Rhyme for millions of old folks, working stiffs and children
to buy buildings
landmarks and property
for drama
for sport
for comedy
for friends and family
unlikely and probably
constantly
every single person should be writing rhymes honestly
Set ears a blaze/ blistering/ burning like sun rays
Got us running down hallways/ screaming they praise
Smoky haze/ fog of furious/ phrases/ fracture the feeble
Are ya rhymes diesel/ Can they capture the attention of people
We want rhymes
Raps, ridiculous, ridiculous rants
We want rhymes
Hooks, verses, ad libs and chants
We want rhymes
Pain, joy, laughs, loss and gains
We want rhymes
Rhymes that work our hips, feets and brains
We want rhymes
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