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I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it Can I stop you for a moment cos I think you need to hear this I can work with a little discord I can dance with juxtaposition I'm even sometimes partial to a suggestion by omission I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it I've got a mouthful of metaphor and little time to chew it I get giggly with similes and silly with alliteration I'm warning you now I'm devoted to proper diction I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it So give me some extra space cos I think I'm going to lose it I'm in love with eloquence and I fawn for fluency I can't get near enough of off-beat rhythmic lunacy I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it But I use it for the good and avoid the call for nasty I'm tired of hearing hate bred from agressive bitterness I'm looking to collaborate with writers with forgiveness I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it So let's sit down to talk cos I think you need to hear this
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Apr 18, 2019
Apr 18, 2019 at 2:44 AM UTC
Poetic Licence
I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it Can I stop you for a moment cos I think you need to hear this I can work with a little discord I can dance with juxtaposition I'm even sometimes partial to a suggestion by omission I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it I've got a mouthful of metaphor and little time to chew it I get giggly with similes and silly with alliteration I'm warning you now I'm devoted to proper diction I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it So give me some extra space cos I think I'm going to lose it I'm in love with eloquence and I fawn for fluency I can't get near enough of off-beat rhythmic lunacy I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it But I use it for the good and avoid the call for nasty I'm tired of hearing hate bred from agressive bitterness I'm looking to collaborate with writers with forgiveness I've got a licence to be poetic and I'm not afraid to use it So let's sit down to talk cos I think you need to hear this
Written as an opener at a spoken word event in Ealing.
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Apr 18, 2019
Apr 18, 2019 at 2:44 AM UTC
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