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Rhymes and Beats: A Short Rap Poem in Four Lines
A short rap poem in four lines — tight, percussive, and gone before you've finished registering the rhyme. One bar. One shot.
Sometimes the whole point of a bar is the snap. Four lines, no preamble, the verse arriving fully formed and leaving before you’ve finished registering the rhyme.
This is one of those.
Kick ‘em to the curb
With our cleats!
Make an impact
Through rhymes & beats
In rap, there’s a respect for economy that other forms don’t always have. The best lines are the ones you couldn’t shorten. The kick is the work — you make the impact through the cadence, the rhyme, the placement, and then you’re out.
That’s the goal. Not many words. Just the right ones, in the right order, hitting hard.
— JTC