If I Only Had Five Minutes

<p>I remember attending an Open Mic session at a venue located in downtown Detroit. A poet took the stage and before reciting his piece he said that a poet has five minutes to impact his or her audience either negatively or positively. What a poet said in those five minutes could either create change or maintain the status quo. </p><p>I went home that evening and asked myself What if after five minutes I could no longer write poetry for the rest of my life. What would I write in my last five minutes? The answer? If I Only Had Five Minutes. The Last Will and Testament of a Hip Hop Poet. </p><p>If I Only Had Five Minutes. The Last Will and Testament of a Hip Hop Poet is a three disc compilation: Life Love & Rhymes. In 26 poems I speak his language swallow her pain dream my memories and create our rhythm. In my 'five minutes' I fill white space with unlimited possibility. In my 'five minutes' I write now so others can remember later... </p><p>What will you do with your five minutes?Tia DeShay</p>