Rap lessons (1)
on Sheila Ash (India), 09/Nov/2016 02:41, 34 days ago
3 imperfect attempts at writing rap from our lessons with Kiran yesterday evening.Exercise– use the words bottle, silence, powerOver the streets so dark and meanflies the man in the mask unseenFlooded are the streets with violenceDrowning in a well of silenceOut along the watch towerup to the pinnacle of powerstanding high the BatmanSurveying the city of Gotham.Exercise– free topicTonight’s the night - gonna make it right -when America decides on a rollercoaster rideTo grasp the chance to get down and danceto the tune and the beat and the stomping of feetin an era of change, with the heat of the rangeTurn it up. Pump it up. Vote for Trump!or to bring it on down at the cold light of dawnto the great White House amidst all the noiseand elect the first of many a woman called Hilary.Exercise– write about DreamsMy city of Dreams is not what its seemsSaturday nights hitting the lightsdeep in memory the days of yesterday.Limos outside Cool dudes asideAbuja and Suya a star from the barin the Hausa man‘s hand. Viewing his landwhere Oyibos meet the African streetsChicken or beef Chilli and heatTakeaway or stay Night and dayThe food of the people from minaret to steepledelicious staple in the place without paypal© Sheila Ash 8thNovember 2016ashramblings