Confessions of a Spoken Word Artiste
Every time I go on a stage it never ceases to amaze me, the rush of adrenalin, the women smiling and screaming. Yes people women actually do that for me. I mean I don’t claim to be any great looker but I really don’t have to sneak up on my mirror in the mornings either. But it’s the poetry they scream at and sometimes I may even cop a few digits. The most amusing thing about performing my poetry is the comments you get after a performance. And I have heard some bwoy!!
After one show several years ago I had about two hundred girls come up to me telling me what a wonderful performance I had put on. Now don’t take this the wrong way folks but after all that a man approached me…. He said to me and I quote “If I ever hear that you even tell my girlfriend hello I will lick yuh down with a piece of two by four”. You are a dangerous man with your words”.
I love the whole performance thing, its almost like therapy. No matter how rotten a day I have had nothing revitalizes me like a good twenty minutes on stage. I get a high that can last me for weeks. Plus it does feel good to see good reviews about you in the newspaper. It’s a big ego boost and on stage this Smooth Talking Word Weaver is King. So some brothers buy a hype high-powered car but for me I just get on stage and turn the place inside out. When its over… if I may quote the words of the immortal James Brown
WHOOOOOOOOOOO I FEEL GOOOOOOOOD!
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