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What is More Holy; Clapback or Hallelujah?
by Justin Rogers
“what you thought this was?”
Who ain't been blessed with
a properly placed punchline
popping a nigga Twitter ego? Words
become prayers when
you
for each
syllable.
Clapback happens when
a nigga who you wished would
did
& it's time to get the Lord involved,
time to teach the side of a neck
what dat praise hand do. What You
thought it was to
clapback? Sin?
We used to clap with clips now
the tongue do the job just fine
God know niggas fear voices
more than bullets.
“WWJD”
Jesus would clap back.
What you expect from someone
willing to be crossed to save the hood; yes
Jesus saved the hood; made having a father
having dull switch blade in a fist fight,
gave the fatherless a clap back testimony
bloody enough to make the parent privileged praise
a God who stay ready to snap
no matter who you ain't got,
no matter how gutta you gotta get
to teach the devil how to fix his
face when you talk hallelujah.