I actually dont mind poetic takes like Adonis did, one thing that enticed me to the league was how open your interpretations can be and the freedom to write what you like. Ive submitted poetry entries up against stories before myself. I liked how he closed it out with the hang me from a T/crucifixion idea. The pros and cons thing with converse progress stood out in my head too, ive seen similar done before, but the way it was worded stuck in my head for some reason because it was so well written. I again disagree slightly with Serpent here in that I think Adonis deliberately mislead people into thinking he was Jesus through the majority of the piece, then twisted it at the end to reveal he wasn't but would gladly sacrifice himself/his lead character if peace could be obtained from it. It was well written, at least I feel so, I could have missed the mark entirely! All in all this was enjoyable, both emcees know what they're doing, its always hard in battles with a story against a topical-cum-poem and this is no exception. I'm basing my vote on who I felt had the more innovative, creative tackle on the topic given and this week I feel that was... Pent uP!
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