Writer 2
Shipwrecked
A barren wasteland, walking miles in the grey sand
Seeking aimlessly, no claims to be a great plan
My heart heaves heavily, holes from where she was
Can't move past the past, still tied in like a fetus
It's been years, ten years, and then fears have turned to now strengths
Made mistakes before but see clearly like when clouds break
A vessel of faultless figure, a model of beauty
Easily worth tenfold the most marvelous ruby
I reminisce, our adventures transcended joy
But under rough storms my future plans had been destroyed
I was her captain, but what happened was beyond control
A sinking crash course, couldn't change to fit an evolving role
While memories we often hold are likely flighty
Not Assice - The name is engraved upon my psyche tightly
Screaming find me! So I search against opposing odds
Hoping on that my opportunity won't be gone
The sunset creeps, sinking beneath the horizon
Leaving me frightened at a time that needs to be brightened
Retracing my steps with just enough faith to recheck
My last resort, where tragedy poured, the place of the wreck
Terra formed since then, torn into an ugly vacuum
Oozing a smell that reminds of a musty bathroom
Hideous, what I really miss from that far fate is our place
Where I could rest my head atop her center and star gaze
I climb the dusty plane, traversing gritty waste
And see atop the ridge the outline of her pretty face
Staring, I've been watching this woman for a while now
Actualization of acquisition has brought my smile down
She's rugged, aged, only a shell upon close inspection
Her eye's surmise a person trapped in a ghosts' reflection
There's nothing left between us, time has cut away
And even if we spoke I wouldn't know what to say
I turn around, no longer is my stomach churning now
Contented, the fiery flesh in my chest is burning down
Maybe in the next life I'll find fortune with my ex wife
But my last voyage on that ship sailed long ago, decks wiped
Rhet is probably most known for his major upset win over UNKNOWN ARTIST in the text tournament and his rise to the top alongside his flagship crew, DPS. But what most people take for granted is his topical skills, which were highlighted by his 2011 win of the Letsbeef Topical Tournament.
With fluid rhyming, Rhet supported himself to become one of the first writers on Letsbeef to use a “higher level” of vocab. His use of different and well thought out wording gained him a good fan base, and out of nowhere he became an unexpected challenger for the topical title.
For some reason, it would seem that he was allowed to skip some rounds. It was the dumbass that replaced me as topical mod, so you can’t expect any different, but any controversy surrounding the win should be well washed away upon reading some of the best of Rhetorik’s work.
He hasn’t really returned to topicals since the win, but I’m sure we would all like to see him step back in there and prove that he can win the big topical championship without anyone questioning it.
Achievements
2011 Topical Champion
Notable Works
Said the Crow to the Sparrow
Theory of Elevation