I swear to God, that’s the title. I wrote a series of poems that are rewrites of poems by some of my favorite writers and they all have a subtitle that’s similar to this one. Its my way of paying homage to those poets that graced this world before me, and hopefully, they’ll inspire somebody to go back and read the original piece. So without further adieu, here it is…

My mom gave birth to me in a tornado
My familial features inspired the Sphinx
I’m so fly, that when I walk in a room
Even the brightest star must bow
Yeah, I’m that bad

I sit on a throne and drink sweet nectar with Allah
When I’m hot, I start ice ages
I use monsoons to quench my thirst
My first love was Nefertiti
The tears she shed over our breakup formed the Nile
I am the original man

My piercing gaze burned down a forest and made the Sahara Desert
With a two-piece from Popeye’s and a bottle of Vitamin Water
I crossed it in under an hour
Like a gazelle, I’m so swift
I move too quick for you to see me

For a birthday present when I turned three
My mother gave me an elephant
I gave her Rome for Mother’s Day
Through me, her strength flows on

My brother Noah built an ark and I stood proudly at the helm
As we sailed on a soft summer’s day
I looked at my reflection on the water and saw Jesus
That’s why men intome my loving name and offer me all praises
For I am the one that saves

I grow diamonds in my backyard
Right next to the platinum
The trimmings from my beard are semi-precious jewels
On a trip up north, I caught a nasty flu
My runny nose gave oil to the world
I’m so fly, even my errors are correct
I flew east to head west and bless the world as I went
It’s that my fingerprints left gold on at least five continents

I’m so perfect, so divine, unbelievable yet so real
I can’t be comprehended without my expressed permission
Like I said, I’m fly
Just call me “Bird in the Sky”