Rives: Mockingbirds

Wow. I am really impressed with Rives. Content aside, Rives has developed a new genre of entertainment. I'm not sure whether I would call it rap, poem recitation, or comedy, but I do know that Rives has a message and a unique way to share it. I am amazed at how Rives' words flow. It is almost as if he is rhyming by mistake. His ideas are just so magnetic that they somehow end up complimenting one another. Now for the content: the mockingbird idea is deep. What would the point of having a mockingbird capture all of the one-liners of all the different people in our nation? Mockingbirds would capture the truth. This reminds me of a passage I had to read last year in my English class. It was called "Nascar Dad." This essay explored the idea that there is no characteristic that can describe a follower of Nascar. Nascar fans range from places all over the country of all different professions and all different social classes. Rives talks about the "voice of life that calls us to live and learn." What is normal? What is truth? Maybe there is no normal. The world is filled with a hodgepodge of people. Everyone is different, everyone unique. It would be interesting to hear what a mockingbird had to say after traveling the world.