Big Poppa E’s Poem, Inspired by the 4/23 Spectacle

Big Poppa E, legendary slam poet and now Hideout Level 2 student, was last week’s Spectator in The Spectacle. This means that he was charged with watching the show and then creating some sort of artistic work inspired by what he saw.

Here is his creation. As usual, it can be enjoyed by all, but will have even more meaning if you were at the show:

the young mister chambers’ love poem to michelle

your bottle green eyes

peek from beneath

your flowered blue bonnet

alite upon my stare

the briefest moment

then flit away

without a backwards glance,

the frills of your skirt

brushing the tops

of passing hedgerows.

i imagine the sun

rising in your cheeks,

imagine staring into them

until spots dazzle my eyes

and replace my sight

with only the memory of you.

love grows as big as the room allows

and my chest is a mansion

of many rooms

with no doors locked to you.

come

my love

let my lips linger

upon your knuckles

it is improper

to write poetry

with more than one person

so come

write poetry with me

Stay tuned for David Zimmerman’s work inspired by the 4/16 Spectacle.

For more information about Big Poppa E, visit his website.

To reserve your (still free!) tickets to the Spectacle, go here.