*This poem won me the title of Capital Slam Champion way back in 2013. I recently rediscovered it and decided to share the groove!*
“To Dance or Not to Dance?”
That is the question.
But my body seems to bypass my brain in the decision.
My vision blurs when I look at the second option, so all I see is: “To dance”
I believe strongly in free will,
But sometimes it seems literally impossible for me to stay still.
I have fallen ill, and no pill can prevent a torrent of movement.
Cause I’ve got Boogie Fever and I think I might be contagious.
It might sound outrageous but I’ve been dancing for ages.
As a young boy, the bum bum wiggle was my secret weapon.
I have since expanded my arsenal,
Making a more deadly dancing mixture,
But sometimes I still like to “Shake it Like a Polaroid Picture”
When the bass line kicks in my kicks are never sittin’
They never kick back and relax,
My feet hip hop to the Max,
Though I may lack skill, still I make up for it with passion.
Cause when I swing, I go for the home run.
It’s no fun to stand still when your arms could be a windmill.
I go in for the kill, pushing my body to the limit.
Making up new moves, enhancing my limb wit.
Thinking quick on my feet, “Discreet” does not describe my dancing
If the music is playing, my body is swaying.
It’s like my genetic code has hacked the system,
So every time I hear rhythm my body screams “dance Monkey dance!”
[Monkey sounds]
Monkey see, monkey do
I hope you join my monkey crew.
Screw the vaccine, catch the dancing flu.
Achoo! May this day be a dancing debut!
This disease is so severe that when I don’t hear music, I make my own.
No, I don’t “Garage Band” my iphone.
This dancing pox, has led me to constantly beat box,
So I slide down sidewalks while my mouth Tick-Tock’s
Keeping time like clocks, I cross blocks.
There’s no time to detox, no safe place to quarantine.
My mouth is a music machine and my body loves a good beat,
So I’ve got Boots N’ Cats playing on re-re-repeat.
With Youtube this epidemic has gone viral,
Despite the vaccine; this disease has gone global.
And Kid President set an impressive precedent
Putting dancing into all his videos.
To follow in the footsteps of this hero,
For next 30 seconds I want to spread this disease,
So please get your butt out of your seat
Stand up on your feet, I’ll drop a beat
And we will have a dance party.
I’m not saying this rhetorically so don’t make me dance solo.
Anyways, YOLO.
[Beat boxing & dancing!]
The Varied Creations of Bruce Narbaitz 