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This was a dope battle, people are sleeping...

Rakontur: I loved the idea, it's one i've mulled over and used myself in the past, plus you had a very natural cadence to your flow that you sustained throughout.

You're by far more suited to this format than I've seen previously in other leagues like the AOWL where "mechanics" are more heralded and whatnot. Here, those things aren't held in the same esteem, and I think your style excels because of this. This is def. your strongest field of play and you were at full strength withn this drop. Great descriptive visuals. This was a dope couplet to me:

Absorbing anything that shines near
Night's close, but the distance, light years

Almost breaking something so seemingly complex down to something so simple, you know?

Personally I wasn't AS keen on your middle stanza if you can call it that. The 'FML or OMG' thing seemed to dumb down the quality of the first part of your verse somewhat. It wasn't to the same standard, though I see why you did it.

Innovator: your style is actually very similar to Rakontur's here, maybe there's something in that and I'm missing a poetry reference to describe it? I'm not sure, but both are very rich in cadence and shorter lines and visual imagery.

"Pupils drenched in black" was a great descriptive usage here. Really stood out (for me, at least). Fingertips for a nose was another very cleverly done. It reminded me of Daredevil somewhat and i'm a huge Marvel geek. Admittedly, I haven't read many of these poetry battles and i've taken part in even fewer so i almost feel a bit of a fraud to be breaking them down on anything other than pure personal preference, but the 'twist' here is actually what tipped my hat in your favour. I'm not usually a great fan of them in topicals unless they're done exceptionally well, and I feel that this one truly was. Awesome battle. Best i've read in my short stint here.

I'm edging this one to Innovator.