Reincarnation/Mirror Image

Through the hunger, racists,
When‘slightly misunderstood’ was an understatement,
Reveals two prominent faces; Respectable shine,
Yet not knowing that their message was ahead of its time,
One embedded in rhymes; The other was an eloquent speaker,
And both exerted their gifts with relevance. Eager
To be evident leaders; To swallow their chances,
Of being a victim of their own unpopular stances,
On life’s illogical antics; One bellowed through speech,
While the other conciously drawn; Propelled onto beats,
They put a spell on the streets with a reason to start,
A growing sigh of relief and belief in the hearts,
Of people being apart of critical statements,
Biblical makeshifts by two of our political favorites,
Two miserable ages where disdain was covered in trust,
And minor mentions and changes just weren’t enough,
The resurgence was rough, but they both pondered improvements,
And small crowds eventually became thunderous movements,
They conquered the cruelest thoughts where misery brewed,
And hope was nonexistent, while hostility grew,
With imagery fueled minds; Never escaping the truth,
One exploring the world; One spent days in a booth,
Displaying their roots; They envisioned a growth,
That would change their mind set; A contradiction to most,
This new image predicted a foe; Believing was under
Attack and hate was steadily increasing in numbers,
Decreasingly honored; A community that regularly weeps,
Was now turning on its leaders due to jealousy, greed,
Didn’t devilishly seek outlets; They battled the press,
And their pride and dedication overshadowed the threats,
Always hassled, but yet they relished the lies,
Never fearing the downside and expected to die,
Taking direction in strides; An unsettling presence,
With a bullet killing their souls, but never their message.
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Their deaths were thirty years apart,
But one’s bloodline spread to the nearest heart,
They appear a familiar part; Some suggest it was timely,
How one died in the 60s, yet manifest in the 90s,
Legacy highly regarded to ever swallow the rest,
Same religious following with multiple shots to the chest,
This loss is at best; A part of our nation within,
In hopes that he will be reincarnated again.

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-Nique

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Hahaha... damn... nice. Such a cool piece. You spent some time here, didn't you? That was awesome flow, Nique, cool piece. I was looking for another piece to use for my second link on mine, saw you, so figured it would be enjoyable... didn't see this coming. Reminds me of why I think of you so damned highly. The flow you kept it fairly ABAB but with perfect continuation, it's so funny because I just wrote in such a similar way... check it out if you want it's seriously like the same style. Anyways, I agree I'm waitin' on another Tupac/Malcolm, you're the shit for doing all the culture ish lately and keep it real, see you in SS and bravo on the piece this should get some serious feed.

pretty slickness... I'm mean... nothing to really critque on... technique always niceness... I heart you.

Thanks.

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OMFG....Nique that was awesome! I am new as you can tell, but I haven't read anything this good on this site yet besides possibly Atticus' piece "This Was George" and I must thank you for the work you put into this. I loved the vocabulary, very deep and meaningful with a strong and bold word choice as well. the emotion was felt, but the imagery threw this over the top for me, the sick flow also helped you in that. all in all, nominated for HoF, I relaly enjoyed this Nique.

-Gay Bear (feed on the link in my sig if possible)

I don't know, I liked the flow at times.. but for a lot of it I felt like I was hanging on until that final rhyme at the end. aside from that everything was flawless. the content was very powerful, and very effective for the time with MLKjr. day around the corner.. civil rights and black speakers are very much a part of what to me this weekend represents. it was a cool connection aswell. aside from the obvious of being very forward in expressing their opinions and helping to raise awareness.. the two are very different. so, the combining of them was a nice touch. liked this, the flow just bored me at some points.

Lol this Was Hot It had a strong statment and what i really liked about it is that u never got off topic it aslo had a very nice flow to it i mean i just zoom trew that bitch .....nice vocab it really made it seem powerfull nice piiece.... u pick to very influentiall people with two very diffrent lifes and maneged to but them in the same life nice

this peice was sick i loved it i liked the topic and how you compared the two people you showed respect towards both of them the rhyme scheme was ill it got simple in some places but for the most part stayed complex the flow was good and went along with the peice the flow at the end really wrapped the peice up well saw some vocab in there not to much but not to little either so great peice keep up the good work
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Woah this piece was amazing. I hung onto every line and every line made me want more. The topic and concept was brilliant and no one could do a better job describing these two incredible, unforgettable, influential models in our history. You did a great job portraying the reality of it, and mantaing the truth. I bow to you and this geat work of art. I truly enojoyed it...

I appreciate it.

Nique is neat. This was a pretty cool piece right here, and I liked the concepts behind it. If there's one thing I can look foward to in your pieces, it's the rhyme scheme and intelligence. Take those two things away and the piece is not original, and is not you. The flow was dope on this, and I liked the concepts behind some of the lines you wrote. This was an interesting comparison, kind of like an ultimate mash-up minus the ultimate - lol. But anyways, I love your writing and you definitely didn't let me down with this piece here, good job as always.

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Nice. Was put together good. Dope concept and you pulled it off on point. Dug the endin` thoughts too. From now on. Im not gonna critique you on ur writin` techniques anymore lol. You know what you`re doin`. I was gonna peep the other drop too but I noticed the topic from S.S. so Ima just wait to read it when both verses are up.

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Originally Posted by dov

I don't know, I liked the flow at times.. but for a lot of it I felt like I was hanging on until that final rhyme at the end.

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I couldn't put it better myself... it had a great flow, great vocabulary... and honestly your word choice is nothing short of amazing nique... you have a very good instinct of what is too over the top and what will fit nicely into your pieces. Dov's criticism is the only criticism I can give... I also feel like it was well put together, but it lacked something - I just felt like I was reading it to find out what would happen at the end. I think introducing the people earlier would've gone a long way... maybe more specifics instead of generalities also. nice read.