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We need more poetry…so flow it to me
The rhythms and the rhymes
The reason behind a poetic existence
Unafraid to look the devil in the eye
And strike more than a posture or pose of resistance
We need more poetry
To run the gauntlet of this cultural creation
Of alienation and the slow painful starvation
Of anything resembling something original
We need more poetry
Cause it’s time for miracles
So lay your healing hands on deaf ears that they might hear
The backbeat moving deep in the groove
As the used, abused and scarred sing the blues
We need more poetry
For cowards made bold and brazen
Have allowed our secrets to darken and deepen
Until they slip out into the open
Fault lines have become front lines
As we mine the dark colours of the rainbow
We need more poetry
Here at the pinnacle of our irrational civilization
We need more poetry
To expose the blessings and the curse
Of the human condition
That those who are first fear the least the most
Quietly killing in the name of sustainable growth
And the pious priests preach their gospel
Where all sins committed in the name of the bottom line
Will be forgiven
We need more poetry…that’s what we gotta be

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from Beyond the Glass Ceiling, released April 25, 2012
Rik Leaf - music & lyrics

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Rik Leaf

Rik Leaf has toured Canada writing, recording and performing songs with students for over 10 years. Rik uses his background in music, TV & Film to produce multi media projects that highlight the creative process. Rik is the Creative Director for, Tribe of One, a national collective of indigenous artists. ... more

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