Member since December 12, 2015 | 3,833 Readings |

Aubs.

Spoken Word Artist out of Rock Island IL. Founder of Roaring Rhetoric. Member of New Rise Entertainment.

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Good Grief

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I carry pain in wastebaskets / But never take out trash / My sorrows sit in my washer / But I never move them to dryer / I even store grief in my…

Who “I AM”

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Excuse me, Sir / Can you remind me who I am? / It’ seems i’ve / Mistakenly misplaced my identity / Somewhere within couch cushions / Comfortably…

Hug Me

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I had a mental breakdown the other day / It wasn’t my fault though / She started it / I started crying, yelling / Yelling, crying / Pacing ‘round…

Refuge

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May your righteousness / Be my refuge / Not my physical makeup / That builds, bulks / Behind ribcage and cartilage / ‘Cause this vessel / Is only a…

Jump Like Jordan

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White America says / If you black / You should jump like Jordan / Black America says / If you black / You should jump like Jordan / ‘Cause when…

Kids and Rap

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When they / Beat / Dragged / Stomped / Burned / The body that was Emmett Till / I wonder if hip-hop held hostile’s white coats? / Before KKK noosed…

Apology for Apologetics

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I apologize for apologetics / Those who listen, I hope you get it / There was a time when I was deeply fearful / Fearful my faith would falter /…

Thy Will

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I’ve burned the bridge to a broken city / Made sure to record their narrative in notebook / So I could share their stories with strangers / Heck,…

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from A NEW AMERICAN FIELD GUIDE &…

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I’m wearing on repeating myself to you, / On your inability to keep up w/ the pace / Of business, the rate of play, the flow / Of traffic. I’m…

from A NEW AMERICAN FIELD GUIDE &…

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You keep your history guarded to the east, / Hermetically sealed, bulletproofed. You / Sing star spangled when the house lights go / Down &…

from A NEW AMERICAN FIELD GUIDE &…

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The enemy is everywhere & so are we. / You can never change who you are & / Neither can I, no matter how many / Fake names & numbers…

Double Negatives

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I do not want more, no more feeling of feelings, / The tingles & terror of getting to second base / For the first time—scared to French…

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