we slide our feet like wheelchairs and pulsate our bodies like withdraw tremors
pulsate our bodies like withdraw tremors
pulsate our bodies like withdraw tremors the dancers ask me okey know why do you
the dancers ask me okey know why do you
the dancers ask me okey know why do you like krump it just looks so violent and
like krump it just looks so violent and
like krump it just looks so violent and I say nah
I say nah
I say nah krumping is not about dishing out
krumping is not about dishing out
krumping is not about dishing out violence it is about reclaiming what is
violence it is about reclaiming what is
violence it is about reclaiming what is rightfully yours you see I move my legs
rightfully yours you see I move my legs
rightfully yours you see I move my legs like wheelchairs because I bet my uncle
like wheelchairs because I bet my uncle
like wheelchairs because I bet my uncle tater would have been a great dancer i
tater would have been a great dancer i
tater would have been a great dancer i polls say my body like a withdrawal
polls say my body like a withdrawal
polls say my body like a withdrawal tremor so my feel vile can’t have a good
tremor so my feel vile can’t have a good
tremor so my feel vile can’t have a good night’s sleep for once the only time I’m
night’s sleep for once the only time I’m
night’s sleep for once the only time I’m ever able to shoulder the weight of my
ever able to shoulder the weight of my
ever able to shoulder the weight of my family’s history on my back is when I am
family’s history on my back is when I am
family’s history on my back is when I am light on my feet sha you see my hands
light on my feet sha you see my hands
light on my feet sha you see my hands they only resemble my grandfather’s when
they only resemble my grandfather’s when
they only resemble my grandfather’s when they are rolled into a fissile I krump
they are rolled into a fissile I krump
they are rolled into a fissile I krump to forgive machista ideals to make sure
to forgive machista ideals to make sure
to forgive machista ideals to make sure that the music stays warmer than the
that the music stays warmer than the
that the music stays warmer than the blood that dripped from my Grandmama’s
blood that dripped from my Grandmama’s
blood that dripped from my Grandmama’s lip to make sure that my family history
lip to make sure that my family history
lip to make sure that my family history stays just that because if anybody knows
stays just that because if anybody knows
stays just that because if anybody knows anything about krump it’s my mother
anything about krump it’s my mother
anything about krump it’s my mother you see krump is the feeling she had in
you see krump is the feeling she had in
you see krump is the feeling she had in her stomach as its child watching her
her stomach as its child watching her
her stomach as its child watching her father wail on his own wife like a
father wail on his own wife like a
father wail on his own wife like a djembe as if he ever had anything worth
djembe as if he ever had anything worth
djembe as if he ever had anything worth communicating we dance to be louder than
communicating we dance to be louder than
communicating we dance to be louder than those who try to silence us but you
those who try to silence us but you
those who try to silence us but you cannot muffle soul we pound our chest
cannot muffle soul we pound our chest
cannot muffle soul we pound our chest like animals because the inner city
like animals because the inner city
like animals because the inner city caged us we’ve launched our arms like
caged us we’ve launched our arms like
caged us we’ve launched our arms like antlers and call it getting buck we
antlers and call it getting buck we
antlers and call it getting buck we dance for the children who never had a
dance for the children who never had a
dance for the children who never had a shooting star to wish on so instead they
shooting star to wish on so instead they
shooting star to wish on so instead they took a gun to class we danced to give
took a gun to class we danced to give
took a gun to class we danced to give praise to whatever it is we believe in
praise to whatever it is we believe in
praise to whatever it is we believe in and I believe I will never be anything
and I believe I will never be anything
and I believe I will never be anything like my grandfather who’s the only time
like my grandfather who’s the only time
like my grandfather who’s the only time I have my hand in a fist is to grab hold
I have my hand in a fist is to grab hold
I have my hand in a fist is to grab hold of the bass and the treble to make sure
of the bass and the treble to make sure
of the bass and the treble to make sure that I am higher than this to make sure
that I am higher than this to make sure
that I am higher than this to make sure that I am better than this
that I am better than this
that I am better than this so to anybody who claims krumping looks
so to anybody who claims krumping looks
so to anybody who claims krumping looks too violent you obviously don’t know
too violent you obviously don’t know
too violent you obviously don’t know about fighting demons so tell the
about fighting demons so tell the
about fighting demons so tell the DJ to drop the beat like a 34 year
DJ to drop the beat like a 34 year
DJ to drop the beat like a 34 year sentence for domestic violence and I’ll
sentence for domestic violence and I’ll
sentence for domestic violence and I’ll be more than happy to show you the
be more than happy to show you the
be more than happy to show you the poetry of my last name
most days I am unaware that the son
most days I am unaware that the son finds home in my mouth a redwood in my
finds home in my mouth a redwood in my
finds home in my mouth a redwood in my spiny I have a hurricane in my gaze I
spiny I have a hurricane in my gaze I
spiny I have a hurricane in my gaze I posture I feel like my fear has already
posture I feel like my fear has already
posture I feel like my fear has already written my story tells of doubt and
written my story tells of doubt and
written my story tells of doubt and isolation i impersonate Swan but I’m
isolation i impersonate Swan but I’m
isolation i impersonate Swan but I’m ruthless stampede carp cliffside words
ruthless stampede carp cliffside words
ruthless stampede carp cliffside words into the mountain from my family but
into the mountain from my family but
into the mountain from my family but only say their name once a week my title
only say their name once a week my title
only say their name once a week my title as a son crumbling in my hand we are
as a son crumbling in my hand we are
as a son crumbling in my hand we are taught never to think too highly of
taught never to think too highly of
taught never to think too highly of ourselves so we muzzle our esteem I no
ourselves so we muzzle our esteem I no
ourselves so we muzzle our esteem I no doubt is a dam that cycles my pulse flow
doubt is a dam that cycles my pulse flow
doubt is a dam that cycles my pulse flow I am timid tongue and Crucified
I am timid tongue and Crucified
I am timid tongue and Crucified self-esteem with barriers for friends
self-esteem with barriers for friends
self-esteem with barriers for friends the mountain idles out so no one can
the mountain idles out so no one can
the mountain idles out so no one can find me is where I lost myself it’s
find me is where I lost myself it’s
find me is where I lost myself it’s instinctual to distance myself from my
instinctual to distance myself from my
instinctual to distance myself from my triumph I feel silly worrying over small
triumph I feel silly worrying over small
triumph I feel silly worrying over small ripples instead of the waterfalls I
ripples instead of the waterfalls I
ripples instead of the waterfalls I carved into mountain I’ve walked off
carved into mountain I’ve walked off
carved into mountain I’ve walked off stage more focused on one dropped line
stage more focused on one dropped line
stage more focused on one dropped line and my own victory over my stage fright
and my own victory over my stage fright
and my own victory over my stage fright or the courage to share a piece of
or the courage to share a piece of
or the courage to share a piece of spirit they tell me I’m strong that I
spirit they tell me I’m strong that I
spirit they tell me I’m strong that I say the words they cannot Oh wave that
say the words they cannot Oh wave that
say the words they cannot Oh wave that weaves into Bair’s loud and all the body
weaves into Bair’s loud and all the body
weaves into Bair’s loud and all the body parts they keep quiet I can cower all I
parts they keep quiet I can cower all I
parts they keep quiet I can cower all I walk and lessen any day a few words
walk and lessen any day a few words
walk and lessen any day a few words speak softly I can act fragile but I am
speak softly I can act fragile but I am
speak softly I can act fragile but I am still ocean my people’s lyrics lullaby
still ocean my people’s lyrics lullaby
still ocean my people’s lyrics lullaby me agua is my task open wide my jaw and
me agua is my task open wide my jaw and
me agua is my task open wide my jaw and release them break the jail cell of
release them break the jail cell of
release them break the jail cell of clenched teeth and heavy throats my self
clenched teeth and heavy throats my self
clenched teeth and heavy throats my self doubt is sediment left undisturbed for
doubt is sediment left undisturbed for
doubt is sediment left undisturbed for years when every time I complete a poem
years when every time I complete a poem
years when every time I complete a poem I rode the island of doubt they don’t
I rode the island of doubt they don’t
I rode the island of doubt they don’t tell you the power of water
tell you the power of water
tell you the power of water a fragile landy how easily it can turn
a fragile landy how easily it can turn
a fragile landy how easily it can turn to salt so soluble in your greatness I
to salt so soluble in your greatness I
to salt so soluble in your greatness I am learning to see my triumph as mine as
am learning to see my triumph as mine as
am learning to see my triumph as mine as rain Springs I dug training riverbeds
rain Springs I dug training riverbeds
rain Springs I dug training riverbeds two tribes rain cycles to redemption who
two tribes rain cycles to redemption who
two tribes rain cycles to redemption who else can take credit for my storm for
else can take credit for my storm for
else can take credit for my storm for all of this glory this is my earthquake
all of this glory this is my earthquake
all of this glory this is my earthquake I rip apart the coast to open the river
I rip apart the coast to open the river
I rip apart the coast to open the river let the mouth speak let the earth wash
let the mouth speak let the earth wash
let the mouth speak let the earth wash away the sediments no more wondering if
away the sediments no more wondering if
away the sediments no more wondering if I am deserving
I am deserving
I am deserving in luxury I am broken open full typhoon
in luxury I am broken open full typhoon
in luxury I am broken open full typhoon greatness
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] you
you
you [Music]
[Music]
[Music] it was beautiful like flames shall sang
it was beautiful like flames shall sang
it was beautiful like flames shall sang in the sky
in the sky
in the sky I couldn’t tell when one began and the
I couldn’t tell when one began and the
I couldn’t tell when one began and the other ended they call it murmuration but
other ended they call it murmuration but
other ended they call it murmuration but it’s meditation the group so in tune
it’s meditation the group so in tune
it’s meditation the group so in tune with each other they share the same
with each other they share the same
with each other they share the same struggle spilling over each other like
struggle spilling over each other like
struggle spilling over each other like paint they colored the stage night black
paint they colored the stage night black
paint they colored the stage night black it was like watching the maestro’s hand
it was like watching the maestro’s hand
it was like watching the maestro’s hand I can still remember it it was all
I can still remember it it was all
I can still remember it it was all breathing but there was no time to
breathing but there was no time to
breathing but there was no time to inhale organized made him a never-ending
inhale organized made him a never-ending
inhale organized made him a never-ending swirl of lips and body they were all
swirl of lips and body they were all
swirl of lips and body they were all feelings and feathers a collective
feelings and feathers a collective
feelings and feathers a collective dancer moving to the rhythm bell in from
dancer moving to the rhythm bell in from
dancer moving to the rhythm bell in from between their rib cages and fingers
between their rib cages and fingers
between their rib cages and fingers let’s explore mudslide anatomical force
let’s explore mudslide anatomical force
let’s explore mudslide anatomical force as graceful as an ocean moving to the
as graceful as an ocean moving to the
as graceful as an ocean moving to the only Trump they can never take from us
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