Review of Kanye West's Yeezus, in Poetic Form
“I’m full of bad ideas, mostly
when my ear is to the universe”
A response to the album Yeezus by Kanye West, in the form of a poem by John Barrios.
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I'm full of bad ideas, mostly
when my ear is to the universe, I do
the opposite of what is recommended
because why -
all done, all said, all written before
but to see through an idea
just
to see it through
intentionally obtuse, in the face
of a narrative arch
can be an object of art
like how I can make an 'S' look sexy
when I'm a little drunk
like the first time you hear an album
which changes the way you listen
in the act
of listening
a slight shift makes
all the difference
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