Tribute

To all the poets come before,
and those who come hereafter.
I honor your words,
your emotions, your acts
your anger and your laughter....

Ben Zephaniah Showed me the way.
Penny Rimbaud Showed me the way.
Kae Tempest showed me the way.
Joolz Denby Showed me...

The path you walked as poets,
Your words as stepping stones
Guiding me onward
through uncomfortable feelings
Mapping a pathway of my own.

Atilla the Stockbroker Showed me the way.
Tom Leonard Showed me the way.
Ivor Cutler showed me the way.
Gil Scott Heron Showed me...

Voices of oppression
Intonations of freedom
Utterances of all that's good
And and ensemble of lyricists
In expression of themself.

Imogen Stirling showed me the way,
Linton Kwesi Johnston showed me the way,
Adam Yauch Showed me the way,
Wilfrid Owen Showed me...

To navigate the future,
one must embrace our past
Those poets knew, they led our way
Through our minds
and through our hearts.

Crusties Showed me the way
Punks Showed me the way
Radicals Showed me the way
The Gods showed me...