Less boy, more band,
more twang, less bling,
less hip-hop, on brand,
more opry, less bang,
less cornrows, more corn-
field, spiritual, less house,
more plantation, a shorn
image, more downhome,
more green, more blue
sky, more bluegrass,
less rhythm, less
blues, more church pew,
more cross, less hood,
more hood, more white
washed denim, less back-
lash, more goldenrod,
less ballad, more lyric,
less gold grills, less rap
sheet, more sheet music,
less trap beat, less trap
beat, more poplar,
less popular, a more authentic timbre,
more big game, more field
dressing, more lake,
more master—control.
from Fantasia for the Man in BlueFind more by Tommye Blount at the library
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