Poetically Spoken Word

By Andra Kellon

This book, POETICALLY SPOKEN WORD, is my very first book! It is simply a collection of poetry pieces that Ive written over the years.
Ive poured my heart into this book! Although POETICALLY SPOKEN WORD is a collection of poetry pieces, it could also very well be my autobiography. Each piece precisely reflects my character, personality and beliefs. There is a level of transparency contained in these writings that almost forces you to become as one with the author. I believe transparency is paramount when attempting to reach others by means of testimony combined with poetical prose.

While reading this book, youll personally travel with me from the devilish depths and despair of active alcohol and drug addictions with all of its atrocities, all the way to a place of unutterable joy and gratitude positioned inside the veil and face-to-face with The Father and The Son with The Holy Spirit being your guide. I pray this book draws you closer to the majestic favor, graces, and redemptive powers of a life lived in Salvation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Oct 7, 2015
• ISBN: 9781490764740

Andra Kellon

Andra Kellon started writing poetry in February 2006 while receiving treatment for a crack-cocaine addiction at Life Change Institute in Houston, TX. He has NO DOUBT that God spoke to him there and commanded, gifted, and ordained him to walk in the ministry of Spoken Word Poetry. Andra wants to make it very clear that he only pens his poetic pieces. He says The Holy Spirit actually writes them..... “We have a very good system going on. I just sit there listening and waiting for Him to tell me what to write; and I don’t write until He speaks. When asked what his intended purpose is in ripping stages apart, Andra simply states, “I just want the God that I know and serve to come alive in the spirits of those He’s sent me to- by accurately reflecting Him and His message. I’m just here to plant a seed. God’ll do the rest!”

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Copyright 2015 Andra Kellon.

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Dedication

Part I: The Revelation

The Revelation

This Is My First One

A Changed Life

A Perfect Hatred

I Believe!

Targeted Potential

Soulish Thunder

After All I’ve Done

Faith

Acrosticism

Get Thee Hence!

Struggles and Mistakes

Free at Last!!!

Part II: Elevated Revelation

Elevated Revelation

Just Like the World

Another Winter

Invite the Holy Spirit to Interrupt

How Good God Is!!!

I Am In Love With You

The Natural Man

I See You!!!

Rest

Liberty

Resurrected Life

My Deliverance

His Workmanship

Andra the Giant

Part III: Poetry Month Challenge Pieces

Challenge Pieces

You and Jesus

Why I’m Single

Pool Table Piece

Jeremiah 20:9

Broken Microphone

The Trinity

How It Goes!!!

Rambling

God Belongs In My City!

Alien

Pitiful Me

Intricate Web

Gin & Coke

Crack

Excellent

Leader of the Pack

Just So You Know

Showered

Dreams

Purpose

Acknowledgements

There are a few people I believe I must acknowledge by name if this book is to be entirely authentic in each and every one of its entities. First of all is Jesus the Christ. If it had not been for Him voluntarily dying on the Cross for my sins, I’d be dead right now.

Next are BeShaun Levell, Wisdom Botts, and Derrick Holloway. You’ll get in-depth explanations as to why they are acknowledged in the introductions to each section of this book. These three individuals are in fact the understructures as to why POETICALLY SPOKEN WORD is divided into the three respective divisions.

I must also send a special shout-out to Marie Barber for all the late night and early morning phone tutelage in transitioning my unskilled punctuations and colloquialisms into competent diction.

I must also acknowledge my entire SPIRITUAL BEASTS and LIVING WORDS families for creating and maintaining relationships and environments conducive to preserving and honing one’s ministry gift.

Last but definitely not least, I want to acknowledge everyone who has ever prayed for me and/or spoken a Word over my life.

Dedication

This book is dedicated to any and every individual with a dream or vision- especially those who must first overcome or are in the process of overcoming any type of demonic addiction or unrighteous lifestyle. I’m fully aware of all the struggles- from naysayers to self-doubt; from seemingly wasted time to squandered finances and opportunities; from convictions of The Holy Spirit to the pressures and embarrassment of people asking Why haven’t you done this or that yet? There are certainly many more, but these few struggles alone are more than enough to make someone throw in the towel and yell I QUIT! I CAN’T DO THIS!!

I’m dedicating this book to you to let you know that you have a friend here; a friend who has walked the same path you’re walking and has overcome the many stumbling blocks and frustrations placed by Satan and his army. Always remember that in our many battles with Satan in his attempts to thwart us from attaining our goals, dreams, and visions that our weapons of warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds and bringing every thought to the obedience of Jesus the Christ.

He’s got your back! He’s been there, He’s done that!!! Stay close to Him in spirit, mind, and deed. STAY IN HIS WORD!!! That’s the ONLY way you’re going to overcome and make it out of the wilderness of iniquity and unrighteousness. I can sense your hopelessness. I can feel your despair. Now is the time to go to His word. Now is the time to plead each accomplishment of Jesus’s shed Blood over your life. Now is the time to believe His spirit is in you. Now is the time to believe you can do all things through Him. Now is the time to believe you have been called out and exceptionally gifted by God Himself. People’s souls are depending on you! Get up! Wipe yourself off!! And GO DO IT!!!

Section One:

The Revelation

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The Revelation

I entered a drug rehabilitation program in Houston, Texas in February of 2006. After getting checked in and while I was being welcomed by some of the other guys at the center, one of them asked me if I rapped. I responded, Yes. He then informed me of and invited me to a rap cypher that takes place every evening in one of the rooms adjacent to the main sanctuary where we spent most of our time learning about the wiles of the devil and how they manipulated us into our addictions. A rap cypher is simply when a group of people gather together to recite raps.

It was in that room that evening when I met BeShaun Shaun Judah Leavell. I was instantly amazed at the way he could freestyle to ANY beat and effortlessly have it sounding like he labored for weeks until he had perfected a masterpiece. It was very easy to distinguish that his word expertise was way beyond the norm. On one particular evening after three or four days into my stay and cypher participation, Mr. Leavell and I were the only two left in the room. We spit a few rhymes back and forth until he told me… Hold on…I’ll be right back. He stepped out of the room and quickly came back in holding what appeared to be an older blue cloth-covered photo album. He sat down across from me, opened the book, and began to read out of it what I instantly recognized as Spoken Word poetry.

I had watched Russell Simmons’ DEF POETRY JAM on T.V. on many occasions and was always amazed at the in-depth dialogue and exquisite level of concernedness of the poets. What amazed me even more was their remarkable abilities to remember the poems they had written. Even though I thoroughly enjoyed and felt colossally enlightened by the performances, they also left me dumfounded. I couldn’t understand how someone could be that deep and remember that much material and combine both of those abilities into a stage performance that seemed at the time to vastly dwarf any and all of my cognitive faculties. After reading a few of his pieces (any one of them could easily hold their own on any stage), he asked to hear some of mine. I must have looked bug-eyed as I told him I ain’t got nunna dat! He asked me why not and I told him that I didn’t write Spoken Word because that stuff was way too deep and there was no way I could remember all of it. He calmly and confidently said that I could write Spoken Word and he knew I could because of the way I rapped. The very instant his words traveled through my auditory canals and were cerebrally deciphered, my spirit and entire soul leaped reminiscent of Elizabeth’s when she heard Mary’s greeting in Luke 1:41. I brushed it aside though. If my memory serves me correct, that was a Thursday night. The remainder of that night, and from awakening to sleep each of the next two days up until Sunday morning church service, I was suffocated by the words my friend BeShaun spoke. Still, I tried to minimize the effects those words were having on my entire existence until the moment that Sunday morning sermon spoke directly to me. I seceded.

Once I got back to the rehabilitation center that afternoon I said, Okay God, if You want me to write, I’ll write. But You’re going to have to tell me what to say. I grabbed a composition book, a dictionary, and my Bible and sat down in a sofa in one of the rooms adjacent to the sanctuary. I opened the composition book but didn’t know how to start, so I simply wrote: THIS IS MY FIRST ONE at the top of the page. That was the hardest part- getting started. The words to my very first piece seemed to flow as out of a river. Also, there was no question that God was the source of the river-flowing words and that the Holy Spirit was channeling the words to me.

It was fun! I liked it a lot. I was amazed. I felt as if a major corner had been turned when about one-third of the way into THIS IS MY FIRST ONE God gave me this stanza- the Kingsford charcoals in your grill may not be as hot as mine…but in due time…if you stay on the grind…you’ll find… a line…or two… that will align you to…a light that’s blinding you to… this world’s darkness…. The combination of those words and sounds and meanings assured me that I was in fact cut out for this, because having had that stanza given to me in my very first piece reminded me of someone getting on a BMX bike for their very first time being in an Olympic competition and winning a gold medal! I was sold. I was all-in. I knew that if I could just get in a quiet place where I could hear from God and the Holy Spirit, I could write Spoken Word poetry! I had received THE REVELATION.

I thank you Mr. BeShaun Shaun Judah Leavell!!! I thank you from the very bottom of my heart for being God’s mouthpiece and speaking those words into my life. Aside from the gift of Salvation, this Spoken Word poetry gift and ministry is the most beneficial occurrence that has ever happened to me in my entire life. Without those precise words at that precise time, this maybe would have never happened. I’m forever indebted to you Sir! If you ever need me my brother, I’M THERE!!!

The Spoken Word poetry pieces that you are about to read in section one entitled THE REVELATION are all placed in chronological order so that you can witness the growth and maturation of this process and gift.

I pray this book blesses you. Let’s go!

This Is My First One

THIS IS MY FIRST ONE… piece, that is… peace, black kids… and adults–-of the other multiple colors of races…that are getting high-ly spiritual…in these natural places… six packs and cases… of your favorite refreshments…are being passed around while we’re serving servings of both the Old and New Testaments… both the old and new are testing it… delectable, savory treats…to some it is as fresh milk, to others the highest grades of choicest meats…that are getting seared while sizzling in the parks or back yards of any of these city streets…or country roads- the WORD is everywhere… and even though THIS IS MY