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After the Rain

Shit…

SHIT!
Man, y’all don’t understand!
My vein’s in pain Crying 
for some of that
That Cooooooooltrane!
I,
I gotta get some,
Some Trane in my vein,
Some of that TRANE in my 
VEIN-
Some of that Trannnnnnnnne in my 
VeiNnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-
What’s that they say ‘bout when it
Rains??!!??
I’m trying to fight it for an ounce of 
Hope, but
That tenor sax dope
Wins again…
See, I’m on the brink, the verge
‘bout to sink into & splurge this 
This urge…

OOOoouuHHhhhwwee!!!!!
!!!!

Can you hear that!?!
Lissin’ at it roaring in my vein like a 
Freight train,
Through my souls window,
Soaring like a crescendo
In the sky
In
The 
Sky
Sky
High in the sky and then descend
In a drop of rain…
I wanna flyyyyyy, like a lyrical bird
I wanna get highhhhh by way of your
Rhythmic rainbow, Trane
That etherical word!
“IT POURS!”
That’s what they say ‘bout when it rains!
But back to this pain in my vein
And how Trane is the only
Thing that can help me maintain…
And,
Damn,
What was I saying…?
About that word,
I mean,
Bird!
“IT SOARS!”
It soars like a sparrow flying through
The narrow I of an Ankh,
Just to rest atop Cleopatras needle.
Or so I was told by this Khemetic dung beetle
12*12 lives ago
While we walked for miles
On the waters of the Nile Rvr
On a souljourn to deliver
Ausar’s
Oh sorry,
Osiris’14th piece.
With our backs to the Son as it Set in the east,i
Don’t know exactly why
But I looked to the stars in the sky
Just in time to witness Orion
Cryin’
I remember it
Sounded like lightening
It looked like thunder
Is there any wonder why
I beatbox over Equinox
And breakdance over hot coal rocks
With no shoes or socks?!
Tokin’ the smoke from Monks’ broken notes
Making me wanna catch his wavvvVVVVvvve
And sail Awwwwwway on that
Blue note boat
I
Think 
I think in a symphonic purple haze…
and I see the splendor of rainbows
adulterated by grays
(the bastard offspring caught in the mix of blk & wht)
And like Buddha
My meditations feed the illuminations of the Son
Its’ radiance resonates
In conjunction to the functions of my 
Thoughts as they permeate
So I
Throw on my shades tinted in
Aaaaafroooooooblue
Vibin’ with Miles as he runs down the 
Voodoo
While we sittin’ around 3ft & 60in
Above ground
Trippin’ off this bitch as she stirs her brew.
As she stirs
Her brew
Turns 
Turns
And turns in syncopation
To the reverberation of echoed revelations!
I said,
‘IT TURNS IN SYNCOPATION TO THE REVERBERATION OF ECHOED REVELATIONS!’
Sounding
Infinitely
Throughout all the SPACE in my inner
Ear.
Resounding
Eternally
Throughout all of TIME
Each frame petrified in my mind
As god on a tenor sax
Chimes his rhythmic instru/Mental rhymes
So crystal clear
Every molecule of my being
I hear, in uni
Sun

scREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm (in a soft voice)
ALOVESUPREME*ALOVESUPREME*ALOVESUPREME*ALOVESUPREME*ALOVESUPREME*ALOVE SUPREME*ALOVESUPREME*ALOVESUPREME*alovesupreme*alovesupreme*alovesupreme*
alovesupreme*alovesupreme*alovesupreme*alovesupreme…

…and those molecules I just spoke of give me chills
Cause not only can I hear
I feel them
Ji/
Rating
Vi/
Brating
My fate being mine and all is in my mind
From the seat of my soul to the chakra
In the base of my spine
Diamonds you find
You find that I’m
Sunburnt
Sol deep
So deep that I 
Play tag with that comet named for Halley
And leap Mt. peak to Mt. peak
Over valleys and 
Like Ma’at
Always keep my scales balanced
Even 
When
The sound of my hearts beat
Is weighed against Deaths silence
Cause as long as I got that Trane in my
Vein
I can maintain and at the same time
Remain insane!
Isn't that what it’s really all about???
…and as much as I love you
Sun
Too much of you leads to drought
But since my lung capacity is insufficient
To contain enough solR winds
To blow your flame out-
I
Roll up my sleeve to relieve this pain
Find that fat vein and ride that Trane
I Rrrrrrrrriiiide that
Trrrrrrrrrrane and
Versing with this sun born one 
Said he was torn from the womb of
You 
In
Eye
At thr33 shy of ni9e
He told me his name 
said he already knew mine
At that time my sundial broke
& 
EVery.thing began to rewind but
We were already going backwards so
We must’ve fast-forwarded
Cruising somewhere towards the speed
Of light…
Right then
The rain
Ceased…
I opened my I’s
To realize
That they were never closed…
Turns out, it was all in my head
Here I am thinking I’m dead
‘bout to play a nice game of karma with God and
It was just another fuckin’ nod
I had
Dozzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzed off in
And
I suppose this means my stop is next
My Trane ride has come to an end…
That is,
Until the next time that
PainnnnnNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN 
In my VeinnnnnnNNNNNNNNNNN
Starts cryin’ for some of that 
coooooooOOOOOOOOOltrane to help me maintain
through this bullshit we call
L~I~F~E
Whether it be filled with the Suns’ 
Light or the waters of rain…


Damn,
I got the munchies 
Again…
 
Copyright 1999 All Rights Reserved Jasiri S.M. wa Uhuru
Published 2013 EVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE

After the Rain

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Jasiri Shujah-Mfalme wa Uhuru (the RebelLion Poet) has over 20 years of experience with writing, reciting & performing poetry as well as conducting mentoring, creative writing & poeTherapy workshops. He is available for workshops, performances, recordings anthologies, book signings etc.

 Books by Author~
 LOST BETWEEN RHYME & REASON (2012)
 EVOLUTIONARY SUICIDE (2013)
 THROUGH TWO BLACK EYES: REVOLUTIONARY POEMS, PROSE & PONDERINGS (2013)
 SHADES OF LOVE: EVOLUTIONARY POEMS, PROSE & PONDERINGS (2013)

 Spoken Word Recordings~
 LOGOS Vols I & II (2013)
 
 Contact Information~
 www.jasiriuhuru.com
 jasiriuhuru@gmail.com
 rebellionpoet.blogspot.com
 www.facebook.com/RebelLion.Poet




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