"Some are from the streets, from crews like So Solid;
I'm from refugees, Eton is my college:
Posh but no dosh; yes, I guess that's ironic,
I don't fight with knives or mics, I write sonnets...
Many mates from school pursue familiar fates;
They're chasing millions, instead I'm craving William Blake -
So while these cats get fatter, I stay as thin as a rake
Wishing to show life as a poet's not a silly mistake
And still here I wait, using the tube, not a limousine,
Paycheque is small, not like that footballer Zinedine's,
Patience is low, ambitions high as the Pyrenees -
Lyrically I'm weak; I need to write more similies...
Seriously, those poor folk who don't know Benin City
Don't know what they're missing, so we look at them in pity,
Poetry spoken over beats like you've never heard it:
Passionate chat, drum, bass and sax; the mixture’s perfect."
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Glad you like it. I'm about to start promoting my first poetry collection "DEMO TAPE" and hopefully the video will help. I'm also talking to a couple of Charities that might want to use the video, so some good may come of it yet. You good?
I just listened to 'Heavyweight' again... Heavy!!! It made the hair on my arms stand on end! ... I miss home :)
I'm back in London for a while in Febuary. It's been far too long. If you have time I'd like to meet for a drink and find out how you're doing. I find you an inspiration.
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