Let these words
Eternally bless you
As they undress
And caress you
Stroke you
And provoke you
Open you
And evoke in you
A desire
Wild as fire
A need irreplaceable
A passion aggressive and insatiable
A lust for loose lips
That drip
Words in multiples
So freely, so frequent and so hot
That you won’t want them to stop
Running
But keep coming… and coming… and coming
Let these words get in you
Touch every nerve and sinew
Let them send you hurled into
Worlds renewed
Serve you with a verse from the food of truth
Shelter and clothe you
Wash over you
Clean you, redeem you
Take you deep within parts of yourself you’ve never been to
Thought you might never find, never see or in your life time get to go to
In their embrace let them enfold you, hold you, mould you and control you
Let them forever remind your spirit, mind, body and soul from head to toe that I, Phoenix James
told you
To be reassured
And to make no mistake
That you can respect and take these words
Or you can reject and hate these words
But you will never ever be able to forget or forsake these words
Neglect or shake these words
Dissect or break these words are
Composed in phonetic code not verse
So such attempts would only serve to recreate these words
Even now as I speak, they seep deep into your subconscious changing from form to form
like the universe…
Is vast… are free…
Free as the unseen seed that freely grows
Free as the unseen energy that freely flows
Free as the very breath flowing from your nose
Free as the unseen force of spiritual law that controls
Let them steal you, let them heal you, let them elevate your soul
These words of sustenance penned for empty bowls
Let them fill you up, warm you up, give you goose bumps, curl your toes
Let them itch you, let them scratch you, annoy you, get all up in your clothes
Let them course right through your veins like our ancestors woes
Let them in, let them under your skin, into your flesh, into your bones
Let them get to you, let them infect you, let them kill you, resurrect and rebuild you
These words used to raise slaves from the dead and they still do
Let them will you, fulfil you, distil you, thrill you
Chill you in the blistering cold of their winter nights
Singe you in the hot heat of their blazing sunlight
‘Cause you see, I want you to feel these words
Digest these words…deep inside your chest conceal these words
Breathe these words as I speak these words
Be replete with these words so even in sleep
You can repeat these words
I believe every soul across the globe should know these words
So I go tell these words, go sell these words
Go through and repel hell with these words
And here now they dwell
Like the tenacious scent of natures purest herbs
Can you smell these words…
Can you?
Permeating like the sweet fragrance from Egyptian oils
Pressed from precious flowers cultivated on Egyptian soil
Just lingering
Dip your fingers in
And hold these words, never let go of these words
Always uphold these words
Never shun these words or run from these words
Instead, chase these words, come face these words
Come taste these words
Grafted from years of tears and pain
Crafted on behalf of the slain
And all those still here in this struggle to maintain
And as many walk these cold streets begging for change
When will enough people see that they’re not really begging for change
They are begging for change
And who knows, they may too claim me insane ‘cause I’m here right now doing the same
So come take these words
Before it’s too late for words
Assimilate these words, appreciate these words
Articulate these words, perpetuate these words
And if the day should come
When men aim to tame these words, shame these words
Change, rearrange, restrain or set up against these words
My friend, until the end…
Defend these words
And when my physical can no longer contain, comprehend, explain or ascend these words…
Remember these words
These lyrics
Etched into the very depths of your spirit
Forever living, left where you’ll never forget they exist
Where you can never resist their rhythm
Hauntingly beautiful
They will be heard
Until then, I’ll keep giving
And giving and giving and giving
And giving and giving
These words.
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