omni-intervallic metallic tones
melded without malice
into melodies bemoan
dynasties over throw
seeds long since sewn
in bone marrow
reflect into tomorrow
a light that shines
eternal hope from sorrow
young leaders speak the truth
few can swallow
so they walk the path
too perilous to follow
equipped with the mathematics
to fill the hollow
heads of hungry brains
that flood the empty bottle
hot house velvet lounge
and other venues in town
where jazz forms
and improvised music are found
im bound
to step onstage and astound
ears hear hearts fear
eyes seeing but not believing
how the hell did he play all them notes
without breathing
musical mystic definitely gifted
to express the vague abstract
to the concrete specific truth
universal elemental
translated the complex to simple
communicated through the temples
direct system link
accessed information
to innovate improvisation
and propel it beyond the brink
ill achieve with ease what most cant conceive
the small capacity of their creative faculties
cant fathom what i imagine and manifest
when i breathe
fire like a dragon igniting emcees
and instrumentalists will get burnt to a crisp
inspired to reach higher they’ll ascend from the abyss
of battling in vain collective flight is the aim
the only way that elevation of the game is attained
at open mics and jam sessions
shine light learn lessons
superior or inferior is not the answer or question
just one of the many conceptual tools oppression
stagnating the art forms natural progression
i keep em guessing
be-boppers be b-boying
to the jaw droppingest saxophonist employing
unorthodox methods
live on stage and on record
i constantly confound the skeptics
expected to fill the void
noise neglected
sacred space deep in the soul
well protected
sacred space deep in the soul

battle rhymes
to rattle hearts and startle minds
of would be contenders
who dare think to enter
the great contest
upon which rest
the fate of humanity
most of whom are defenseless
against the terror wrought
by the have against the have nots
in an onslaught
of subplots
designed to clot
main arteries
of information
disrupting my artistry’s
transformation
of the culture of many nation’s youth
who seek the truth
that they tried so hard to hide
sent it out to see
it was returned by the tide
the deepest graves they could make
were excavated by earthquakes
bones whose DNA linked the chain
they couldn’t break
revealed
destinies of histories concealed
identity of architects who exercised with skill
blueprinted the human psyche
and cultivated to build
a civilization so advanced that it now seem surreal
a legacy that lasts forever
its impossible to sever the tether
that ties the many great past lives together