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Thread: The Status Quo

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    The Notorious E.N.G. Engivale's Avatar
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    The Status Quo

    I'm a pompous guy when
    Long wrists lie on
    A congress-sized
    Seat for three honest guys,
    Sin spawns despise,
    Despair longs for sighs
    With iconic rise---
    ---Am I the
    Hydraponic's prize?
    No song decides
    What's wrong with minds,
    That's on the lines
    Outside we've longed for
    The pawn's demise...
    We've drawn the cries, and
    We've conned the flies
    To live lower
    While we give over
    Their odorless lives-
    Show your disguise,
    It's wives and lawyers and
    Why is a toy your
    Voyeur supplies?

    This isn't preachin',
    It's livin' each and every day,
    Let me weigh the reason
    Against the rules we bend
    For schools to teach 'em to stay...

    It's your kin that take the
    Greatest portion of war's sin,
    But before we begin
    Beware we've sort of been forced in...
    It's tour's end, and
    Which company's next?
    Somebody's necks are
    Scorched again but we rest and
    Assure the win....

    Thought's just a thing,
    But lots of it brings the
    Light of lost souls
    Crossed with life's woes and
    It's awesome to sing...
    The cost of it seems
    To be awful, possible dreams
    Where knowledge will gleam
    Like gold and be told what
    All of it means...

    But until then
    We still spend so many
    Moments unnoticed,
    Thinking that it's
    The status quo that's
    the problem and
    All of them know this...
    Last edited by Engivale; August 16th, 2007 at 05:25 PM

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    The Notorious E.N.G. Engivale's Avatar
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    Re: The Status Quo


    A.I.

    "She managed to extract from the restriction itself a further delicate thought, like good poets whom the tyranny of rhyme forces into the discovery of their finest lines."


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    Re: The Status Quo

    your rhyme scheme is complex and your content is deep, but I'd like to hear sometin personal, specific shit, that maybe every one couldnt relate to, it'll help to see your individual outlook on things

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    Re: The Status Quo

    Engivale...
    This was a really nice peice.
    Ive seen better but i can see it was jsut a sort written
    Your such a talented writer. you really bring out such great expressions and imagergy with such little wording and small pnhrases.
    you really put a lot to this peice even though it was fairly short.
    the emotino was on poitn and it came great with the title which kind of matches the whoel OM. the imgaery was kinda of wavering but nonetheless it was still steady adn flowed well
    the rhyme scheme was still god and it was original in your case with such a good writer.

    It's your kin that take the
    Greatest portion of war's sin,
    But before we begin
    Beware we've sort of been forced in...
    It's tour's end, and
    Which company's next?
    Somebody's necks are
    Scorched again but we rest and
    Assure the win....


    this part was really good and came real deep with such short words again.
    so overall a good peice keep writing man.

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    Re: The Status Quo

    As usual you didn't disapoint me eng, you brought your original style and mixed it up with an original topic which kept me reading until the end. There was an abstract method to this which made the true meaning of the piece difficult to determine at times. The rhythm and rhymne scheme was on point though, and the vocab was at just the right level to make it easy to comprehend. This could've been longer and still enjoyable. Nice work man.

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    Re: The Status Quo

    thx for the feed all, i appreciate it i will hit ur piece tonight paramik i have just read too much today alrdy and its wearing on me i been reading since 10 am

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    Re: The Status Quo

    Well, firstly the structure was cool.
    It actually flowed nice, when I had first looked at it I was like, WHAT?!
    But It turned out quite nice.

    The was pretty deep, your poetic nature really showed through in this.
    You've been on some real deep shit lately, that's for sure and this is no different. This, was short and straight to the point. The length didn't hinder the greatness, although I wish this would have been a bit longer. Nevertheless, it was a great read.

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    Re: The Status Quo

    Every line seemed to point to a different type of person, maybe that's my own interpretation i don't know, but a lot of it was pretty negative on society but then said we stiil don't know the whole truth and shit--Kinda good, my style of topic at times but technically totally an Engivale type piece, however, it didn't seeme something you must of spent too long on, maybe you had i don't know..but this seems more like the 2nd nature type pieces that a writer can write in 15-20 mintues and still make sure it soudns and reads good...maybe i'm wrong but that's my persception man. Stay up^ and keep at it.

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    Re: The Status Quo

    But until then
    We still spend so many
    Moments unnoticed,
    Thinking that it's
    The status quo that's
    the problem and
    All of them know this...

    That was a real think maker. I didnt know what to think of it.. Seemed political. The flow was interesting . The concentrated multies were dope. That shit takes real skill but I guess thats what makes it hard to produce more vivid material. Not that it wasnt vivid but it definately was restricted. I reckon you could build on this structure and improve it. I liked it
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    Re: The Status Quo

    nice concept, pretty complex rhymescheme, i could read it easily and swift, the 3rd stanza stood out a lil more than the others IMO, but it was all dope, nice shit. i really can't find any flaws... but maybe this one thing where after reading it, i wanted to read more, so it could have been longer to feel more complete... it's a short piece, u kno, if it was structured different.

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