#WarOfWords2- Prepared For War by Prestige d WordSmith

This is the first entry for War Of Words Season 2. 
The poet in question entered for the Season 1 but he did not make the last 15 finalist.
Now he is back, 
and back with vengeance.
He does not look like he will be taking prisoners, 
cos now, 
he said we should be prepared for war.

Title of Poem: Prepared for War

Poet: Prestige d WordSmith

How can a man born 2000 years ago prepare for war without swords and spears?
How can a man born in our time prepare for war without guns and grenades?
How can a house-wife prepare for war without mortar and pestle?
How can a baby in the womb prepare for war without kicking and boxing?
And then I ask again,
How can a man prepare for war of words without the tongue and the brain?
Cos the tongue without the brain produces words that are meaningless 
and the brain without the tongue produces words that are voiceless. 
War of Words!
Animosity, brutality in World War 2
But I'll bring philosophy, reality in War of words 2
And if you say that I am powerless, 
I will take that as jocular
Cos I know that I am spectacular
"Practise what you preach", 
this saying is popular—but how come most of our leaders defile the same rules they set out to guide us and unite us.
And if I keep on complaining, 
I will end up exclaiming 
so I decided to battle in this war to be the change that I seek.
Seek and you shall find me in this war. 
Praaaaaaah!

Check out the video via the link below

#WarOfWords2- Prepared For War by Prestige d WordSmith

http://youtu.be/lHjs4cZa6Rw

SPOKEN WORD vs POETRY (a lovely poetic piece)

They say,

Spoken word is poetry.

I say,

Try coke and pepsi

For one lives for the stage,

Rhythms and flowetry,

The other lives in the page,

Methaphors and imagery.

They say,

Spoken word is poetry,

I say,

A sea is not its tributary.

One is direct and vivid,

talkative and expressive.

The other is secretive,

Says more with few words.

They say,

Spoken word is poetry,

I say,

Use omelettes to cook egusi.

One is superficial and flashy

Seeking to capture your eyes.

The other is an endless abyss

An emptiness that fills the heart

They say 

spoken word is poetry,

I say,

Compare silk and cotton.

One is a bride,

Without jewels

The other a maiden,

With a string of pearls.

They say,

Spoken word is poetry

I say,

Marriage is not wedding

For one,

The tongue is a pen,

For the other

The pen is also the tongue

They say,

Spoken word is poetry.

I say,

A War song is not music.

by Afroxyz

http://www.nairaland.com/1111289/spoken-word-vs-poetry#13171832