Friday, 5 June 2009

This Is Not A Rant

This is not a rant; I have said this before now

I would like to hear an audible reply when I speak to you

I would rather not repeat myself over & over

Mumbles and animal-like grunts won’t do

Once said is enough if you are wise


This is not a rant; don’t say you were not warned

I ask a question and you draw a blank

I can’t remember us having a fight

So I enquire if I was in soliloquy

Beware, no one plays that game better than me


This is not a rant, nor is it me being wild or impassionate

Absentmindedness is not a state of mind; it is a state of no mind

If you can get lost in your thoughts, so can I

Even children call out salutations, & you are not a newborn

I will not say this a third time, I will soon tit you for your tat


This is not a rant; and should not be seen as one

I detest it when you act like you are been cheated

We are two variables & this is not an equation

You will learn to do it yourself or pay the price

Forget your tears; it won’t help you this time


This is not a rant; I will not say it again

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42 comments:

  1. Anonymous5 June 2009 at 02:49

    Hmmm...

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  2. Nice Anon5 June 2009 at 02:50

    Na wa ooh. Harsh don't you think?

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  3. Anonymous5 June 2009 at 02:53

    what inspired this?

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  4. Anonymous5 June 2009 at 02:54

    oOkay!...someone is angry..

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  5. mizchif5 June 2009 at 02:58

    Hmmmmmmmmm, i wonder who this is directed at?

    BTW, new template i see...
    You've been gone too long bArOqUe

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  6. chayomao5 June 2009 at 03:23

    Detecting a harsh undertone,
    wonder where this is coming from?

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  7. Anonymous5 June 2009 at 04:08

    sounds like a rant though.lol
    pele...who angered you?

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  8. Anonymous5 June 2009 at 05:26

    hmmm... what have u been reading?
    or seeing?
    or listening to?
    in other words, trying hard to tolerate?

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  9. AliceDCL5 June 2009 at 09:42

    i think i get absent mind also at times, but i wouldn't want anyone telling me this
    ease up bruva
    where u been???

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  10. Roc5 June 2009 at 09:55

    I agree.. It's not a rant..

    But it's rant-esque..

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  11. juiceegal5 June 2009 at 10:26

    I would soon tit u for tat.....lol nice one
    But wait o,if this is not a rant then what is it???
    Somebody seems angry.

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  12. Anonymous5 June 2009 at 10:40

    this is not a rant, this is a non-rant dripping with pure, unadulterated, patronising condescension, undermined by cool calm logic against the world's irrationalities. this is not just any non-rant. this is a baroque non-rant.

    (Assuming you've seen the M&S food ads)

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  13. NoLimit5 June 2009 at 11:24

    Okay so you had a quarrel with this babe and she's grunting back in response to your questions and hardly saying hello to you and this time around...her tears won't work innit?
    Easy bro!!!

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  14. Afrobabe5 June 2009 at 11:35

    Dam, I hate it when guys get like this…baby can't you just continue the age long tradition of begging whether it's your fault or not? Can't I be the girl with mood swings who knows her guy will know when to stop asking and just grab her? Can't I be the one you pull to you and say whatever it is not my fault??

    Baby remain the man I knew and fell in love with…don't be impatient!!!

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  15. Miss Natural5 June 2009 at 11:50

    lol at rant-esque...this is pure frustration.

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  16. ~Sirius~5 June 2009 at 13:43

    O-K!

    This is not a rant.

    She's getting to you.

    Be easy...

    Speak to her in a language she understands (and be patient)....:-)

    We are complex creatures.......

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  17. Buttercup5 June 2009 at 15:53

    The tone is actually a rather calm one..which I think is even deadlier..hmm..

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  18. bArOquE5 June 2009 at 15:54

    ~missLowlah, hmmm! inpired by circumstance

    ~niceAnon, harsh? but isnt that how life is?

    ~bRokeAss, yes, very…actually ‘was’

    ~mizChif, definitely not directed at you, stay calm love

    ~chAyoma, it's coming from within

    ~pinQSatin, thanks joo…lets forget about who angered me, for now

    ~swEEtneSS, some shit sha, I knew I was NOT gonna tolerate whichever way

    ~BBB, I've been here & there…please always have your mind in state

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  19. bArOquE5 June 2009 at 15:58

    ~rOcNaijA, rant-esque abi…LOL

    ~juicygAl, yes oh, tit for her tat. *smile*…it is not a rant

    ~kmplX, …thanks for the breakdown, you’re too much joo

    ~noLimitz, not very correct, there was no quarrel with anyone…

    ~myownafrobaBy, I remain him, but if it continues like this, I wont…you know I’m not the patient kind but there’s only as much as I can endure…I love you too baby *wink*

    ~missNatural, no be small frustration

    ~siRius, patience is not one of my virtues, but God dey…I hope she understands the language when i speak it, women are far more complex

    ~buTTerz,...*growl*...i didn't mean to scare you...xx

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  20. NaijaScorpio6 June 2009 at 00:23

    This is most definitely a rant!!!!

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  21. CaramelD6 June 2009 at 10:48

    The fact that it is a logical non-rant scares me more.

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  22. ManCee6 June 2009 at 11:27

    Beware the wrath of the Baroque
    Though your folks call you their child
    You should not behave like one
    We are two variables & this is not an equation
    Baware the wrath of the Baroque-
    Master of the Tit-Tatting

    - The BaRoQuE has spoken.

    lol
    bros easy ooo

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  23. Tigeress6 June 2009 at 16:26

    They have been warned!!! :):)

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  24. bArOquE6 June 2009 at 17:09

    ~sTing, i dont know what you're talking about

    ~cAramElD, what scares you the most?

    ~ManCee, na you know oh, me i don yarn finish. LOL

    ~TigereSS, 'they' have

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  25. ibiluv7 June 2009 at 01:31

    its not a rant............its a vexation!!!!!!

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  26. Shubby Doo7 June 2009 at 08:06

    LOL...i dunno what else to say but you've stated your peace...very clearly...

    the lines have been drawn...it is up to 'her' to let it be...i pity 'her' sha but i hope 'she' is sensible enough to enusre this does not become a war...surely 'she' will loose (i.e. if 'she' hasn't lost you already)!

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  27. bArOquE7 June 2009 at 21:17

    ~ibiluv, you can say that again

    ~shubbyDoo, well, it depends on how you see it...i'm not sure its a win or loose kinda game (assuming its a game)

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  28. Shubby Doo8 June 2009 at 01:32

    Assuming it is one then I suggest that u don't play... I've always thought if u as a lover and not a fighter... so baby stay calm and keep on walking away from this with the dignity of the man that I know u are..

    Baroque norring do u but sha take it easy...

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  29. O'Dee8 June 2009 at 10:34

    I hear you; this is not a rant.

    Take it easy.

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  30. Fancy-Free8 June 2009 at 11:50

    I like this. A lot in fact. Hope pple are reading.

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  31. Unknown8 June 2009 at 23:12

    ahn ahn, na wah, who come vex you now? give me her name abeg, lemme organize her for you.

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  32. bArOquE9 June 2009 at 16:22

    ~shuBBybaby, this lover is calm, thanks

    ~o'Dee, thanks...*wink*

    ~fanCyfrEE, tell them oh, let them not say they were not warned

    ~WNWDW, ah ah, you be MOPOL? LOL

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  33. Ms Sula9 June 2009 at 21:05

    Did she get to read the non-rant?

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  34. Original Mgbeke10 June 2009 at 01:45

    LOL. Okay Baroque! Tell 'em!

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  35. bArOquE10 June 2009 at 18:23

    ~MsSula, the question is, How would she get to read it???????

    ~OriginalMgbeks, i dey tell them oh

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  36. ESTERI10 June 2009 at 22:40

    hmm!

    i would hate to be at the receiving end of this "non rant"

    how are you doing darling blog beau?

    Do come and rant at me!

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  37. The Activist11 June 2009 at 15:48

    This sounds like a rant to me o....

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  38. Vera Ezimora12 June 2009 at 22:58

    Baroque ooo! Na who dey stress you, dey annoy you, dey make you perspire like this? Gwa'm kita kita!! I will land there and show the person the other side of me. Nna, biko ewena iwe oooo.

    This is not a rant. It sounds like you're making a promise, so that when it happens... them no go talk say you no talk am

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  39. Tigeress13 June 2009 at 00:51

    Why am i not in ur blog roll? :)

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  40. Nigerian Drama Queen13 June 2009 at 16:52

    "Absentmindedness is not a state of mind. It is a state of no mind"- That line is so Baroque-ish, lol. I will have to steal " I will soon tit you for your tat". Love the non-rant rant!
    L

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  41. guerreiranigeriana16 June 2009 at 14:22

    ...hmmmnnn...yeah, the calmness is rather scary to me too...men and women alike are complex my friend, no matter how men try to convince us of the opposite...hang in there!...

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  42. bArOquE17 June 2009 at 10:53

    ~Ronke, wouldn’t like you to be at the receiving end of this…I don’t want to rant at you, there are other things I would rather do

    ~sTandtaLL, does it really?

    ~VeraEzi, nwannem, o wu ya…make e no be like say I no talk am.

    ~Tigeress, I shall correct that defect, no vex

    ~NDQ, you can steal whatever you like but if money comot inside, you go drop something…I love you too

    ~gnaija, I try to stay calm at times like this…I’m hanging fine, thanks

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