Dis poetry is like a riddim dat drops <br />De tongue fires a riddim dat shoots like shots <br />Dis poetry is designed fe rantin <br />Dance hall style, big mouth chanting, <br />Dis poetry nar put yu to sleep <br />Preaching follow me <br />Like yu is blind sheep, <br />Dis poetry is not Party Political <br />Not designed fe dose who are critical. <br />Dis poetry is wid me when I gu to me bed <br />It gets into me dreadlocks <br />It lingers around me head <br />Dis poetry goes wid me as I pedal me bike <br />IÕve tried Shakespeare, respect due dere <br />But did is de stuff I like. <br /> <br />Dis poetry is not afraid of going ina book <br />Still dis poetry need ears fe hear an eyes fe hav a look <br />Dis poetry is Verbal Riddim, no big words involved <br />An if I hav a problem de riddim gets it solved, <br />IÕve tried to be more romantic, it does nu good for me <br />So I tek a Reggae Riddim an build me poetry, <br />I could try be more personal <br />But youÕve heard it all before, <br />Pages of written words not needed <br />Brain has many words in store, <br />Yu could call dis poetry Dub Ranting <br />De tongue plays a beat <br />De body starts skanking, <br />Dis poetry is quick an childish <br />Dis poetry is fe de wise an foolish, <br />Anybody can do it fe free, <br />Dis poetry is fe yu an me, <br />DonÕt stretch yu imagination <br />Dis poetry is fe de good of de Nation, <br />Chant, <br />In de morning <br />I chant <br />In de night <br />I chant <br />In de darkness <br />An under de spotlight, <br />I pass thru University <br />I pass thru Sociology <br />An den I got a dread degree <br />In Dreadfull Ghettology. <br /> <br />Dis poetry stays wid me when I run or walk <br />An when I am talking to meself in poetry I talk, <br />Dis poetry is wid me, <br />Below me an above, <br />Dis poetry's from inside me <br />It goes to yu <br />WID LUV.<br /><br />Benjamin Zephaniah<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/dis-poetry/
