Invocation

from Concentrated Substance: The Chronicles of a Hopeless Optimist by Karega Ani

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lyrics

Please allow me to introduce myself
I’m a man of wealth and taste
A walking contradiction
A hopeless optimist and a faith filled cynic
Imperfect god in the flesh
a saint and sinner
A no-name famous
legendary beginner
a stumbling tongue twisting teetotaler
drunken master of the sobering concept
a stalwart vagabond light writer
walking in a golden corona
intergalactic aura
a traveling doctor
and a moonlighting coroner
performing autobiographical autopsies
in dimly lit edifices for your edification
a man
of wealth
and taste
a first string
second line
verbal horn blower
meticulous sound-bending alchemist
and soulful mourner
the unknown soldier
a liquid sword sorcerer
civil war and uncivil peace reporter
anonymous contributor to the book of life
signing the byline with an infinity symbol
pleased to meet you
hope you’ve guessed my name
the stress induced ulcer in the belly of the beast
The aggregate of the good
the bad
and ugly
pleased to make your acquaintance
I’m you new best friend
The self taught
Home grown terror
Desk ducking son of the Regan-Bush era
independently distributed narcotic thought wholesaler
ominous figure with somber intensity
whispering generously
offering unsuspecting listeners the first hit for free
Scribbling and spitting a literary hallucinogen
El Shaddai is my supplier I’m a
man of wealth
and taste
A bad trip on a long vacation
Multisyllabic gist dipped in a circle of fifths
Liquid contraband delivered to your inner being
changing everything
Listen intently if you value the factual
Imbibe and rewind me often
Make yourself at home
God is spoken here
Slip me under your tongue
And touch the stratosphere
I am a man of wealth and taste
A concentrated substance
A weapon of mass CONSTRUCTION
Smuggle me into the devils den
and kill them softly

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from Concentrated Substance: The Chronicles of a Hopeless Optimist, released December 9, 2013

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Karega Ani Houston, Texas

Karega Ani is a performance poet/music producer from Houston, TX. For over a decade, he's been busy developing his unique style, living by the credo that diligent preparation must always precede presentation. Karega draws from a wide range of influences, from Hip Hop to straight ahead jazz, from gospel to funk, from down home blues to hot buttered Soul. He is timeless...and always on time. ... more