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Christopher Lilley
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B

blck
boys
be
beautiful.
 
be bloom.
 
blck boys bodies
be
bountifully built
 
blck boys be boisterous
be boom
be brassy
blaring
 
blck boys b-ball
be brick
be bankshot
be ballin'
 
blck boys be
blue-chip
be bronx beginning
be brooklyn
bound
biggie
bounce
be boogie
boogie
boogie
blck boys be bachata beautiful
ballet beautiful
blck bottom
beguine
bailando beautiful
 
blck boys be
brother
bruh
bwoy
bredren
bossman
be booyaka
brrat
 
blck boys be beautiful
be baby's breath beautiful
be bachelor's button beautiful
 
but be broken
be blck
bones brown
bones blood
being borrowed
but blasted
baked
be bodies
blood bathed
blood burning
blck blood burns
blck blood blazes bright
be bright blck
blinding blck
blood be blinding
because blck blood be beautiful
 
blck boys be boom bap
be bounce bounce
bounce boy
boom boy
boom bye bye boy
brrat
bye bye boy
 
blck boys be bye bye
be buried
be bullet bait
be bodies bloated
bodies baking
bodies bursting
bursting belly
belly busted
bearded
barefaced
bloodcaked
 
blck boys be bloodied
be burned
be bomb blast
be bombast
 
blck boys be boisterous
be boom
be boombox
blck
boy
be
boom
box
blck box
breathless
 
blck boys be blck box beautiful
blck box breathless
be burial beautiful
brothers bawling
 
blck boys be beautiful
but broken
be beautiful
but bawling
but blck boys bawling?
blck boys better behave
better be bull
be bludgeon
be
 
boy
 
 
be
 
 
 
blck
 
 
 
 
boy

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Christopher is a poet, spoken word artist, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. 

Chris has performed as a featured artist in several famed venues across the country including the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, the Bowery Poetry Club, Union Square Slam, among others. He seeks to fuse music and poetry to create well-rounded and engaging stories with a focus on bringing mental health awareness to black, Christian, and otherwise marginalized communities. 

He is a member of the Brooklyn Slam Team that placed second in the nation at the 2017 National Poetry Slam in Denver, Colorado. 

His work has been featured in Artifact Nouveau, HoneyBeNatural Magazine, and Rigorous Magazine. 

Chris is the author of The Quiet Way, as well as one chapbook entitled je suis noir [i am black], ​available now on Amazon.