It's HARD These Days To Fight ... " The Good fight " ... !!!
When So MANY Things Are Kept From ... "Sight" ... !!!!!
    
Laws Now Applied Are Well Defined ... !!!    
If You're Not of A ... " CERTAIN Type " ...    
You're Deemed To .... " INCITE  " .... !!!    
    
If You Speak Your Mind About Social Crimes ...    
UNLESS You're of The ... Government Type ...    
    
The Spread of Lies Is Now Disguised ...    
Behind People Just Like ... " Condoleeza Rice " ...    
    
It's No Surprise ...    
She's Got Her Slice of ...    
Uncle George's... " Apple Pie " ... !!!  
    
Many Have Died ...    
Both Black and White And Asians Alike ...    
In New Orleans And ... Overseas ...    
    
Where They Claim EVERY Night ...    
To FIGHT ... " The Good Fight " ... !!!!!!    
    
This REALLY DOESN'T Seem SO GOOD To Me ... !!!!!?!!!!!!    
    
But As I'm Black Who Cares About That ... !?!?!?!    
    
Double Standards Now Are OH SO Foul ...    
Like Fighting Wars In FOREIGN Towns ...    
While People AT HOME Are Left To Drown ... !!?!!    
    
New Orleans Will Wear THAT CROWN ...    
For Many Years While The Homeless FROWN ...    
    
Now Films Are Making ... " Political Sounds " ...    
    
Just Like ...  "The Road To Guantanomo" ... !!!!!!!!!!  
    
Now That's NO JOKE But What Do You Know  ... ?    
    
The Actors From The Film Had Just Flown Home ...    
From A German Awards Show And Were Greeted By POLICE ... !?!    
At Luton Airport And QUICKLY Placed In CUSTODY ... !!!      
    
They Were Then Held For TWO HOURS .... !!!?!!!    
Their Collars' Felt And Return ... SOURED ... !!!    
    
So Listen Up Folks Here Comes The Quote ... !!!  
    
"Are you going to make more Political Films ?" ...    
    
Was A Question Asked By One Whose Task ...    
Is To Stop Terrorists Who Are ... " Muslims " ... !!!    
    
A Representative of The Group ... " Reprieve " ...    
Whose Work Includes .... " Civil Liberties " ...    
Expressed OUTRAGE And DISBELIEF ... !!!    
She CLEARLY HASN'T Dealt With Many Police ... !!!!!    
    
They Fight ... " The Good Fight " ...    
Pretty Much ... How THEY LIKE ... !!!?!!!  
    
And May Well Try To Say My Rhymes ...    
Are DANGEROUS And Could ... " INCITE " ... ?!?  
    
Well Here's The Key It's ... POETRY ... !!!!!    
About The Ways They ... LIE And CHEAT ... !!!    
    
It's Funny To Me But Now CLEARLY ...    
Whether Film or Play You've Got To Watch The Things You Say ... !!!    
      
But It's Now Okay ...    
To Make Films About ... " Gays " ...    
    
COWBOY Gays ...    
" I say I say what like John Wayne ... !!! "  
    
FUNNY That ...  
Wasn't Always That Way ... !?!    
    
Now They Fight ... " The Good Fight " ... !!!  
Will Police Frisk THEM And Ask Questions ... ?!?!?    
    
"Sir, I think not !"    
    
"No, what's the problem ?    
I'm sure they'd find a use for those BIG TRUNCHEONS !!!    
Males who are gay, could be terrorist men ?"    
    
It's Now ... CLEAR To Me ...  
We've ... NEVER BEEN FREE ... !!!    
    
But Come Now PLEASE ... !!!    
NO Freedom To Speak ... !?!    
Or Talk About The Things We See ... !?!    
    
NOT Free To Protest Whatever Next ... !?!    
    
Now They Want To Give Pills That May Just **** ... !?!    
    
Apparently ... Pills Such As These ...    
Will Help Us Live On ... " TWO Hours Sleep " ... !!!    
    
Now That's CRAZY ... !!!  
There's Said To Be A NEED In Todays' Society ... ?!?    
    
Are They NOT Happy ...    
With ******* Speed And Ecstasy ... ??!??    
    
NO Freedom To Sleep ...    
They Want Walking ZOMBIES ... !!!    
    
Work Til' You DROP What's Going On ... !!! ? !!!    
    
NO Time For Your Kids ...    
NO Time To Conceive ...    
Conception May Become ...    
An ... " E Bay Bid " ... !!!!!    
    
"Internet ***** !!!    
Next Day Delivery !!!    
***** from a Hunk !!!    
Pregnancy Guaranteed !!!"  
    
Don't Know About You ... ?    
But That's NOT FOR ME ... !!!    
    
Can This Possibly Be Our DESTINY ... !?!    
    
My Light Sabre Technique NEEDS A New Regime ... !!!!!    
Where's OB1 Kenobi ... " Beam Me Up Scotty ! " ...  
    
That's ALL A Pipe Dream ...    
But REALITY BITES ... !!!!!!    
    
And It's HARD Nowadays ...    
To FIGHT ...    
    
....  " The Good Fight " ....

After the 7/7 bombing ...
This is part of a Trilogy of poems to remind people about  
where some of their, " Anti-Islam Rhetoric ", started from ....
  
(BTW ... I am NOT, Pro-Islam)
  
What Happened Yesterday ...
Left Many Folks ... AMAZED ... !!!!!
  
To See The London Underground ...
  
BLOWN UP And Ablaze ... !!!  
  
Of Course We've Heard ... REACTIONS ...
From The ... Usual Political Factions ...  
  
But ...
While Things Were ... COLLAPSING ... !!!
  
Where Were They ...  
" G8 " ... Protracting ... ?!?
  
It's ... NEVER Them ... ?!?
That ... Feel The STING ...
But People Who ...
WON'T Be The Same AGAIN ... !!!!!  
  
SOME Have Died ...
While Some ... " Survived " ...  
  
But They May Wish ...  
They'd ... Lost Their Life ... ?  
  
What We ... "HEAR" ...
Is ... " So Contrived " ...  
  
It's AL QAEDA ...
ALL THE TIME ... !!!!!!!!!!
  
Let's Not Keep ...
THE TRUTH ... " dIsGuisED " ...
They Have Got ... Western Allies ... !!!
  
So .....
Where's The Proof  ... ???
To Dispel ... " LIES " ...  
  
That ... Will Be Fed ...
To ... "CONTROLLED Minds" ...  
  
I Haven't Got A Clue ... ?
Try ... MI5 ... !!!  
  
Aren't They The Ones ... ???
Who ... PROTECT LIVES ... !?!
  
They Seemed To Be ... " LOST " ... !?!?!
Did They Need A Guide ... ???
  
It's ... Cars They Drive ...
While Some Have ... DIED ... !!!
  
On ... GUESS WHAT YES ... !!?!!
A ... Double Decker Ride ...
  
But ... " It's Okay ! "
Is What They Say ...  

"Security measures are now in place !"
  
Okay That's Great ... !!!
But The Fact Is THIS ...
  
IT'S A LITTLE TOO LATE ... !!!
  
When MANY NOW ...
Have Met Their Fate ... !!!
  
Isn't  ... PREVENTION ...
Better Than .... " Cure " ... ?!?
  
You'd Better Ask Bob ... ?
Or Try ... Midge Ure ... !!!!
  
LIVE AID Worked ... !!!
It Got A .... REACTION ....  
  
Yeah .....
  
George Bush AIN'T ...
Removing ... SANCTIONS ... !!!
  
Fair Trade Is A Better Way ...  
Than Giving Pop Stars ...  
  
The ... " Political Stage " ...  
  
They Just Want ...
Some More ... AIRPLAY ... !!!
  
Those Who Believe ...
What The Media say ...  
Are ... VEXING ME ... !!! ...
In ... Different Ways ... !!!!!
  
People I Work With ...  
Make Me ... " Laugh " ...  
  
"Virgil, this thing ain't a joke !
Someone in here may have had their heart broke !"
  
That ... May Be True ... ?
  
But Here's MY VIEW ...  

People Laugh ...
Every ******* Day ... !!!
While ... " Many DIE " ...  
In ... " DIFFERENT Ways " ...  
  
NOT ... NATURALLY ... !!!
They're ... " CASUALTIES " ...  
of Things We All See ...
In ... " Societies " ...  
  
Come On Folks ... !!!
You ... Must Agree ... ?!?
  
So ... Don't You Point ...
Fingers ... At Me ... !!!
  
Cos' You ... Like Me ...
Are ... ALL GUILTY ...  
of Making Jokes ...
While Others ... BLEED ... !!!
  
Look At Those ...
Who Had To Sleep ...
In London Hotels ...
  
Beds .....  
DIDN'T COME CHEAP ... !!!!!!
  
These Are The Acts ...
of The ... GREEDY BREED ... !!!
  
I'll Laugh OUT LOUD ...  
Cos' That ... AIN'T ME ... !!!!!!!  
  
People Have ... " Died " ...
  
Yeah It's A  ... TRAGEDY ... !!!
  
But ... How Many Care ... ???
About ... " Those in NEED " ... !!!
  
In Places ... Here ...
In This Country ...  
And Those Who SUFFER ...
..... " Overseas " .... ?!?!?
  
How Many Can Say ... ?

" They think of them ! "
  
Those Living A Life ...
WITHOUT ... " Freedom " ...  
  
It's TRUTH I Talk ...
While You Build Forts ...
To Save ... Yourself ...
From ... " Conscious Thoughts " ...  
  
And Then Want To Act ...
Like ... " You're A GOOD SPORT " ... ?!?  
  
And Think About Those ...
With LESS ... NOT More ... ???
  
Check YOURSELF ...
In The ... Baggage Hall ... !!!!!
  
This FOR SURE ...
I DO ... " IMPLORE " ... !!!!!
  
I DON'T Know Everything ... !!!  
I DON'T Claim To ... !!!
  
But Nowadays ...
  
My Views Are ... " Shrewd " ...  
  
I'm Searching For ... TRUTH ... !!!
NOT .... " Fraudulent News " .... !!!

" It's a power surge ! "
  
REMEMBER Those Words ... ???
  
Cos' Now WE KNOW ...
That Message Was ... BlUrReD ... !!!
  
YES ... With These Words ...
You Must ... CONCUR ... !!!
  
So These Last Words ...
Go To ... " Fake Factions " ...  
  
EVERY Action ...
Provokes A ...
  
... " Reaction " ...

Exclusion or ... " Inclusion " ...  
Which Option Do You Choose ... ???
  
Do You Feel Like ... " Your Inclusion " ...
Is The Passage To Be ... " Cool " ... ?!?
  
Even If The Crew You Follow ...
Is FULL of ... STUPID FOOLS ... !!!!!
  
FOOLS Who Use ...
Their Snakeskin Shoes ...  
To Make Those CRUCIAL ...
  
... " Power Moves " ... !!!!!!!!!!
  
If That's You ... ???
Is That ... " YOU " ... ?!?
  
Are You ... REALLY ...
Being ...... " True " ...... !?!
  
Or ... Living Life ...
In A ... " Human Zoo " ...
  
By This I Mean ...
Your Self-Esteem ...  
Has CLEARLY LOST ...
It's ..... " Mr. Sheen " ...... !!!
  
You're In A Zone ...
Now FILLED WITH CLONES ...
Whose Facade ... Is TOUGH ...
When ..... NOT Alone .....
  
They Change Their Ring ...
WITHOUT ... Dialling Tones ... !!!

Because They Have ....
Such ... " Brittle Bones " ... !!!
  
They Claim To Have ...
A ... " HAPPY Home " ... !!!!!
  
But FEAR The Thought ...
of Life .... ALONE ....  
  
They Surround Themselves ...
With SUPERFICIAL Friends ...  
Throughout Their Week ...
And At .... " Weekends " ....  
  
So ..... ???  
Which Do YOU Prefer ... ?!?
  
Exclusion or ... Inclusion ... ???
  
A Life Without Confusion ...
A Life Without The Nonsense ...
of ... " Agenda-Lead Collusion " ... !!!
  
Do You Need Doors Open ... ?
  
Or ... Do You ... ? ...
Open Them ... YOURSELF ... !?!?!
  
Do You Want To Make A DIFFERENCE ...  
Or ... Get Yourself SOME WEALTH ... ?!?
  
I Try To Keep ...
My ... Mental Health ...  
By .................... AVOIDING THOSE ......
Who Have ..... " Foul Smells " ..... !!!!!!!!!
  
I Trust In ... " God " ...  
And TRUST ... MYSELF ...  
To Do What's RIGHT ... !!!
  
Or ...
BURN IN HELL ... !!!  
  
I BELIEVE In This ... !!!
  
YES ... Love Thyself ... !!!
  
Love Those Who ...
Do Love Themselves ... !!!
  
WITHOUT .... VANITY .... !!!
Or The .... " HARD SELL " .... !!!!!  
  
These People Make ...  
Our World UNWELL ... !!!!!
  
Look In Their Eyes ...  
  
They're TELLING LIES ... !!!!!
To Be .... " Accepted " ....  
By ..... FAKE GUYS ..... ?!?!?
  
Who Just Can't Take ...
..... My Diatribe ..... !!!!!!!
  
This View IS MINE ... !!!
It's NOT .... " Divine " ....  
  
Don't Feel Inclined ...  
To ..... FALL IN LINE ... !!!!!
  
Exclusion ISN'T ...
.... My Design .... !!!
  
It's Been ... " Designed " ...
By ..... " Simple Minds " ...  
Who NEED Inclusion ...
  
.... ALL THE TIME .... !!!!!
  
Why Do They NEED IT ... ?!?
  
They Can KEEP IT ... !!!!!!!!
  
I'm An ... EXCEPTION With Insight ......... !!!
EXCLUDE ME If ... You Feel That's Right ... !!!
  
At The End of The Day .....
We're ALL GONNA DIE ... !!!!!!
  
Those Who ... " Exclude " ...
Will Probably FRY .... !?!

Finding INCLUSION ....
Where ... LUCIFER LIES ... !!!!!
  
That's NO SURPRISE .... !!!!!
  
.... " Facades and Lies " ....  
Are Them DEFINED .... !!!!!!

But ... CAN'T DiSguIsE ...
Their Fraudulent Guise ... !!!!
  
It CAN'T Be Wise ...
To ... Always Hide ...
  
YOUR True Self .......
  
Why Be So Sly ... ?!?
  
That's A Question ...
I DON'T Face ... !!!  
  
Because I'm ... ME ...
WHEREVER I Be ... !!!!!
  
I DON'T NEED ..... !!!
These PHONEY CLIQUES ... !!!!!  
  
What About YOU ... ?!?
Are You ... TRUE ... ?!?!?
  
Or ... Do You NEED ... ?
These POMPOUS CREWS ... !?!
  
That's Up To ... YOU ...  
What Do You Choose ... ?
  
" Exclusion Or ... Inclusion "

Peace .... WON'T COME ....  
Without ... EQUALITY ... !!!!  

YES ... You and Me ... !!!  

Peace Comes From BALANCE ...  
Look At Scales And See ... !!!  
  
NOT ... Electric Scales ...  
Don't Be A DUMMY ... !!!!!!!!  
  
Tip Some ... " OLD Scales " ... !!!  
And You Will See ...  
  
Peace Gets ... DESTROYED ...  
When You ... RoCk EQuAlitY ... !!!!!  
  
Peace CAN'T COME ...  
With ... SO MUCH War ... !?!  
  
But ...  
  
A Piece Comes Easy ... !!!  
If She's A ... " ***** " ... !!!  
  
HEED My Words Fellas ...  
KNOW The Score ... !!!!  
  
If You Listen To ... " Dylan " ...  
Shall We Knock On ... " Heavens' Door " ... ???  
  
And See Which Kind of ... VILLAIN ...  
Is There ... Despite of KILLING ... !?!?!
  
So People ...  
Are You WILLING ... ???  
To LOVE In Search of ... " Peace " ... ???  
  
Cos' Love Is What We're ................................. Missing ..........  
  
Hear My ... Poetic Speech ...  
  
Cos' We NOW ... NEED To Reach ... !!!  
For ... MORE THAN Just A Beach ... !!!  
  
Kids ARE NOW ... The VIOLENT ... ?!?  
With Few Now ... Fit To Teach ... !!!  
  
Teach Them of ...  
THE WRONG They Do ...  
  
Keeping Streets From ...................................... Peace ...........  
  
So ...
What's The Cause ...
of Kids ... New Flaws ... ???  
  
Hold Up ... P.E. ... !!!!!  
  
Let's Take A ........................ Pause.  
  
I'm NOT ... James Dean ... !!!  
  
I HAVE A Cause ... !!!  

With Words That Make ...  
Some Give .... APPLAUSE ... !!!  
  
I'm A... LOVER of Rap ...  
HIP HOP In Fact ... !!!!!!!  
Cos' Rappers Now .....  

Have Gone ....................................................  
                                                                          OFF TRACK ......... ?!!!?  
  
Gun Clap THIS ... !!!  
Gun Clap THAT ... !!!  
  
HATRED of ...  
Their ... " Fellow Black " ... ?!?  
  
Just So They ...  
Can ... Hear It back ... ???  
  
Some Rappers CLEARLY ...  
DO TAKE .... Crack .... !!!!!  
  
TODAY ...  
I Heard This ... On A Track ...  
  
"I Never went to high school !  
I just went to my high school HIGH !"
  
See ... That's The Stuff ...  
That Makes Me ... CRY ... !!!  
  
Some Kids Get ... HIGH ...  
While Parents ... CRY ... !!!!!!!!!  
  
Cos' Their Child Got ... "Caught" ...  
By The ... " Superfly Guy " ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
  
Who Came With ... DRUGS ...  
FEEDING ... Chemical Highs ... !!!  
  
He Just ............ Supplies ......  
While Children ... DIE ... !!!!!!!  
  
Doesn't That Bring ...  
Tears To ... Your Eyes ... ???  
  
So ...
What About The Downs " ... ?  
On Streets ... These Days ...  
  
Kids Now WEAR FROWNS ... !!!  
  
Next Thing Comes ...  
THOSE ... Gun Type Sounds ... !!!!!  
  
While Rappers KEEP ON ... " Talking " ...  
of The Men That They ... GUN DOWN ... !!!!!!  
  
YES ... Some Rappers ...  
Have .... Tight Flow ....  

But ...
Take The Words In ... " SLOW " ........................................  
  
Then It DAWNS ...  
Like ... Morning Snow ... !!!  
Why  Our Kids Are ....  
  
SO ... Gung' ** ... !!!!!  
  
So ...  
What's The Link ... ???  
  
Well People ... THINK ... !!!  
  
Peace Is Resting ....  
On The ........................ Brink ...  
While Violence ... CLEARLY ...  
NEEDS TO ... "shrink" ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
  
Peace is ... GOOD ...  
War is ... BAD ...  
  
Needless Death ...  
Just Makes Me ... " Sad " ...  
  
Peace With ... " Bombs " ...  
Goes With ... " Sad Songs " ... !!!  
  
But People ... PLEASE ...  
DON'T Get Me ... Wrong ... !!!  
  
Peace and War ...  
Love and Hate ...  
  
Some Say These Things ...  
ALWAYS ...... " Equate " ......... ???  
  
So ... Why Do I Feel ...  
Like It's ... TOO LATE ... ?!?  
  
For Words of ... " Peace " ...  
To ... Change Our Fate ... ?!?  
  
Just ... Look Around You ...  
Do You Feel ... " Cool " ... ???  
With Those Who Stand ...  
Right NEXT TO ... You ... ?!?  
  
Or ...  Are You Feeling ...  
HATRED .... Too .... ?  
  
Respect Is ... EARNED ... !!!  
But It's ... STILL Due ... !!!  
  
Don't Be A FOOL ... !!!  
Just Be ... YOU ...  
  
Let LOVE SHINE Through ... !!!  
So ... Peace and Love ...  
Comes Back To ... YOU ... !!!  
  
In These ... " Scribes " ...  
Are ... POSITIVE Vibes ...  
To Keep This ...  
Human Race ... ALIVE ... !!!  
  
Time Is Moving .................................................................­.  
Do ... What's RIGHT ....  
CHERISH ... " Your Own " ...  
  
AND ... OTHER Lives ... !!!  
  
This May Help Us ...  
ALL ... Survive ...  
These ... MANIC Streets ...  
Where Violence ... "Creeps..."  
  
Things RIGHT NOW ...  
Are Looking ................................................. Bleak ....... !!!!!  
  
But THIS Piece of Poetry's ...  
Just Suggesting ... UNITY ...  
  
So People ... PLEASE ...  
Hear Out My ... Pleas ... !!!  
  
I'm NOT ...  
TRYING To PREACH ... !!!  
  
Or ...  
Trying To ... Teach ...  
  
We ALL NEED ... " Humanity " ...  
  
So We Can See .....  
Our ... One Race Free ...  
To ... LOVE Each Other ...  
and LIVE ... In ...  
  
..... " Peace " .....

I'm SICK Now of Hearing ...
This Word ... " Compromise " ... !!!!!
  
While THEY Tell Us Lies ... !!!
Why Should I ... " dIsGuise " ... ?
The Truth From .................................... "Their Eyes" ... ?!?
  
THEY As In ...... " THEM " ......  
  
Who Give Us ... PROBLEMS ... !!!!!
While THEY Sit And Spend ...
Cash THEY Have STOLEN ... !!!!!
  
This Thing ... Compromise ...
Is How They've ... Devised ...
To Keep Us From ... Seeing ...
THE TRUTH From THE LIES ... !!!
  
So ...
Can It Be ... " Wise " ... ?
To Just ... Compromise ... ?
Opinions ... In YOU ....
  
You KNOW ...
To Be ... TRUE ... ?!?
  
Just To Make CASH ...
So You Can Live ... FLASH ... !?!
  
THAT ...
  
Just ISN'T ... REAL ... !!!
  
You Might As Well ... "Steal" ...
Cos' Living Like THAT ...
  
UNevEns .... " The Keel " .... !!!
  
Do YOU ... Compromise ... ???
  
Well ...
Maybe You Do ... ?
  
But When You Reflect ...................................
Can You Say It Was ... Wise ... ?!?
  
I CANNOT Deny ... !!!
I Have ... Compromised ... !!!

But Now I Believe ...
I'd Rather ... DEFY ... !!!
Than Sit And ... " Comply " ...
With Those Who Would Try ...
To Make Me The ... " Fall Guy " ... !!!!!
  
They ALWAYS Imply ...
That Brothers Like I ...
Should Simply BEND OVER ...
ROLLOVER ... and Die ... !?!?!
  
Well .....
  
If I Must ... Die ...
I Firstly MUST TRY ...
To RISE ABOVE ... Those ...
Who Just ... " Compromise " ...
  
And Sell Themselves ... " short " ...
Cos' Their Souls Have Been ... Bought ... !!!
By Those Who ... "Constrict" ...
Their ... FREEDOM OF THOUGHT ... !!!
  
These Days ...  
I'm Now ... STRESSING ...
POETIC ... Expression ... !!!!!

To FLY With ... God's Blessing ...
Straight Into ... " His Heaven " ...
  
In Life Can't We Be ...
... Mentally FREE ... ?

To ... EXPRESS Our View ...
On Things That We SEE ... ???
  
WITHOUT ........................................... Compromise ....... !!!
  
For Guys Who Wear ... "Ties" ...
Who Seem ... SO SURPRISED ... !?!?!
  
When Black Men Like Me ...
Are ... WISE TO Their LIES ... !!!
  
And Use THEIR OWN WORDS ...
To Devise Their Demise ...
  
Compromise ... HERE ...
Or Compromise ... THERE ... ?
  
We NEED TO Start Issuing ...
WARNINGS ... BEWARE ... !!!!!!
  
With Poetry CLAIMING ...  
... The Media GLARE ... !!!!!!!!!
  
So Maybe One Day ... ?
I'll Be Your ... " Compere " ...
  
WITHOUT ..........  
Song and Dance ........
I'm NOT .... Fred Astaire .... !!!!!!!
But ..... Running AMOK .....  
YES ... Just Like MY HAIR ... !!!!!!!!!
  
So Who'll Pave The Way ... ?!?
For Poets ... To Say ...
The Things On Their Mind ...
That HURT .... EVERYDAY .... !!!!!
  
Could It Be ... " Me " ... ?
Or Could It Be ... " You " ... ?
  
Who REALLY Can Handle ... !?!
  
Reciting ... THE TRUTH ...
WITHOUT ... " Selling Out " ...
  
Just To Look ... " COOL " ...  
Well I ... AIN'T That Fool ... !!!!!
  
My Brain Is A TOOL ...
To Skywalk' ... Like LUKE ... !!!!!
  
But Forces Are ... DARK ... !!!
Surrounding Like ... SHARKS ... !!!
  
"PROTECTING" .... The Few ...
Who ... "Hide What They Do" ... !!!
  
So ...
Tell Me This People ...  
  
Is What I Say ... TRUE ... ???
  
Well That's ...  
Up To ... YOU ...  
  
UNLEARN What You've Learned ... !!!
Before You Get ... BURNED ... !!!
  
LUST For ... " A Prize " ...
Could Leave You ... "downsized" ... ?!?
  
And This ...
Might Just Happen ...  ???
  
If You ............
  
.... " Compromise " ....

So Many ... CLAIM ... !!!

They ... Want To HELP ... !!!
But ... Seem To Me ...
To ... " Help Themselves " ... !?!

From ... " Charities " ...
To ... " Families " ...
Who Help Long After ............................

..... " TRAGEDIES " ..... !!!!!

Even Those In ... " Poetry " ...
Seem RELUCTANT ...
To ..... " Use Me " ..... ?!?

Because of Words ...
They Hear Me Speak ...

Black and White ...
Have ... FEAR FILLED Eyes ...
When They Hear Me ... Use A Mic ....

I'm Sure In Truth ...
It's NOT Just ... " Me " ... !!!!!
But Those Who DON'T ...
Use ... PROCESSED Speech ...
And ... REJECT Joining ...

..... PHONEY CLIQUES ..... !!!

They Seem To ... Like ...
How Things ... Now Are ... ?!?

... " ILLITERACY " ...
  
From ...
Class To ... Bars ... !!!

Their ...  Form of HELP ...
Hasn't ... Got Us Far ... !?!

My ... Use of Speech ...
Ain't Always ... " Street " ...
And Doesn't Always ...

... Frighten Peeps' ... !!!!!!!

But Nowadays ....
That's How You Reach ...
Youth ... Whose Lives ...
FEEL .... Incomplete ....

I've heard this said ....

"Virge, kids would,
really, love your words !"

And Now I'm Finding ...
It's ... " The Youth " ...
Who Like ... My Stuff ...
And Think It's ... " COOL " ... !!!

So Now I'd Like ...
To Work In ... Schools ... !!!
And Touch These Kids ...
With ... DIFFERENT Views ...

That's ... A Start ...
But ... Uni's TOO ... !!!!!

Because They Are Deemed ...
To Have The Youth ...
Who'll ... Run The World ...
And Make ... STRONG MOVES ... !!!!!

But Now I've Got To ...
Go To ... SCHOOL ... !!!!

To Prove That I ...
Can Teach The Youth ...

So Much For ....
These ... FUNDED Groups ... !!!

Are They ...
Trying To ... " Help " ... ?
Or ... FILL THEIR BOOTS ... ?!?

Just Like ... MANY ...
... " Aid Groups " ... DO ... !!!

I'm Now ... " Confused " ... ?
And May ... " Refuse " ...
To Do What's Right ...
And ... HELP The Youth ...

While ... Parents Cry ...
Into ... " TISSUES " ... !!!!!

The ... " Poetry Scene " ...
Is ... FILLED With Dreams ... !!!

But ...
Run By ... "Those" ...
Who Are .................................................. "unseen" .......

They ...
FLY Through Here ... !!!

And ...
FLY Through There ... !!!

But ...
Never Seem To ...
Be ... Prepared ...

To ... Bring Those In ...
Who Are NOT SCARED ... !!!
To ... Speak Their MIND ...
Through ... CLEVER Rhyme ... !!!!!

And Use The Truth ... !!!!!
To .... " Reflect Times " ....

Times That WARRANT ...

******* LINES .... !!!!!!!!!!!

WELL Designed ...
And YES ... " REFINED " ... !!!
To HELP Our Youth ...
To ... STOP The Crimes ... !!!

Leading To ....
PREMATURE ... Flatlines ... !!!!!!!

Why ... " Decline " ... ?!?
To Use ... Such Rhyme ... !?!

Time Just ... Rolls On........................

You CAN'T ... REWIND ... !!!!!

And Time Right Now ...
Is .... " Running Out " ....
While Groups Like These ...
Are ... " Making Pounds " ... !!!

And Getting Grants ... !!!!!

To Do What's Right ... ?
And .... ENERGIZE ....
Our Youth To LIVE .... !!!
A ... POSITIVE LIFE ... !!!!!!!

By Using ... Those ...
Who Write ... Good Prose ...
And KNOW ABOUT ...
Life's ... HIGHS and Lows ... !!!!!

From ... Taking Dope ...
To .... Snorting Coc' .... !!!!!

Because ....
Things Like These ...
ARE NOT A Joke .... !!!!!!!!

And ... Have Left ...
MANY Young Hearts ...

...... BROKE ...... !!!!!!

It's ...
CLEARLY TIME ...
To ... Utilize Rhyme ...

If You ...
Don't Believe Me ...
Ask .... Stephen Fry .... !!!!

He ...
LOVES Poetry ...
As Much As ... I ... !!!

From Classics To ...
Contemporary Styles ...

When Rap's Done WELL ...
It Drives Kids ..... WILD ..... !!!!!!

And When ... " Applied " ...
To ... Children's Minds ...

You ... May Just Find ... ?
They'll ... REJECT Crime ...
And Be CONSTRUCTIVE  ...
... With Their Time ... !?!

These Words of Mine ...
Are YES ... " HEARTFELT " ... !!!
  
But ... Wonder When ... ???
These Groups Will SMELL ...

The Coffee ...
And Will ... REJECT Tea ... !!!

And Utilize ... My Poetry ....
Cos' Words I Write ...
Are Worth ... Money ... !!!

And ... NEED TO BE ...
Passed On With ... STEALTH ... !!!!!

Cos' Right Now ... I ...
DON'T LIKE The SMELL ... !!!!!!

of Those Who CLAIM ... !!!

They're ... Trying To ...

....... " HELP " ....... !!!

People ... These Days ...
Are ... SO ****** RUDE ... !!?!!

and ... Seem To Think ...
They Should NOT Use ...
Words Like ... THESE ...

These Two ...

THANK YOU ... !!!

This ... Gets To Me ...
Doesn't It ... To You ... ?

Ignorant Youth ...
Who Act ... Uncouth ...

Adults Who ...
Fit In ... Their Shoes ...
and Clearly NEED ...
A ... " Manners School " ... !!!

Women TOO ...
Keep Giving ... Proof ...

They'd Rather ... " Act " ...
Like ... " Gangster Dudes " ... ?!?

Abusing Men ...
When We ... Look At Them ... !?!

Some Girls These Days ...
Are Worse Than ... Phlegm ... !!!!!

You ... OPEN A Door ...
They LOCK ... "Their Jaw" ... !!!

Girls Like THIS ...
I Now .................................................... Ignore .............

Would A ...
THANK YOU ... HURT ... ?!?

I Guess It Does ... ?
That's Why ... " These Girls " ...
Aren't Finding .................................................................­........ Love ........ !!!

It's Simple ...
Just ... OPEN Your Mouth ... !!!

You Do It When ...
You Go ... " Down South " ... !!!

Now Girls ... DON'T START ...
To ... SCREAM and SHOUT ... !!!

"He ain't got a clue,
what he's talking about !"

I'm SAYING ...

Some of You Just POUT ...
Like An ... UGLY Trout ...
That's About To DROWN ... !!!!!

Walking Streets ...
With ... " Gangsta Clowns " ... ?!?

FOOLS ... Who Walk ...
On ... DANGEROUS Grounds ... !!!!!!

Picking FIGHTS ... ?!?
ALL OVER Town ... !!!
While Men Like Me ...
Look On and ... FROWN ...

Just Look At ... Roads ...
You Know How It Goes ...

You ... " Give Way " ...
To Let Someone GO ...

They Get To You ...
and TURN UP Their Nose ... ?!?

This Can Sometimes ...
Lead To ... BLOWS ... !!! ...

Or .... Late At Night ....
It's The Same Thing Right ... ?!?

People BLIND YOU ...
With Their Lights ... !!?!!

NO Smile or Time ...
To Be ... " Polite " ...

They Drive Past You ...
With ... EVIL EYES ... !!!!!

One Day They'll Get ...
A ... BIG SURPRISE ...

A FOOL Like ... THEM ...
Who ... Wants To FIGHT ... !!!

Surely People ...
This AIN'T RIGHT ... !!!?!!!

I'm NOT Surprised ...
In ... Modern Times ...

But Felt I Should ...
Put THIS ... In Rhyme ... !!!

Because People Act ...
Like It's A ... " Crime " ... ?
To Do ... What's Right ...
and Be ... " Polite " ...

Most Now Seem ...
To Want Street Fights ... ?!?

But NOT ... The Game ...
and That's A Shame ...

But Could ... Such Games ...
Have Bred ... Such Ways ... ???

It's ...
Merely A Thought ...
So ... What Do You Say ... ?

At The End of The Day ...
People ... DISPLAY ...
An ... " ATTITUDE " ...
That Brings ... DISMAY ... !?!

I Try To REFRAIN ...
From Playing Such Games ...
That ... End In PAIN ... !!!!!

But Like Most Folks ...
My Patience DRAINS ...
Then I Act ... INSANE ...
Like ... " Frasier Crane " ...

Do You ...
Get What I'm Saying ... ?

Don't Make ... BIG PEOPLE ...
LOSE Their ..... " COOL " .....

You Could LOSE Your Life ... !!!!!!
For Being .... RUDE ....
REMEMBER That Line ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cos' ...
That One's ... TRUE ...

It Seems To Me ...
That ... Showing RESPECT ...
Makes Some Feel weak ...

So They ...
REFUSE To Do THIS ...
When Walking Streets ... !!!

But BLAMING Them ...
Is .... TOO EASY .... !!!

I Blame The ... " Things " ...
The Media ... FEEDS ...

Violence and ... BRUTALITY ...
Are Messages ... The Children SEE ...

Why NOT GIVE THEM ... " Poetry " ... !!!

From ...
Men and Women ...
Just Like ... Me ...

Instead of ... *** ...
and ... UPPITY Teens ... !!!
Cos' THIS Has NOW ...
INFECTED ... Streets ...

So ... Let Me Make ...
This Piece ... COMPLETE ...

It's COOL To Greet ...
People You ... Meet ...
With Some Respect ...

That's STRONG ...
NOT ... " Weak " ... !!!!!

What Does It ... " Cost " ... ?
To ... Use Your SPEECH ...
and Show ... RESPECT ...
To ... KEEP The Peace ...

Respect IS ... EARNED ...
Okay ... That's TRUE ... !!!

But Why Get ... HURT ...
Cos' ... Only A FOOL ...
Would Think That's Cool ... !?!

USE Your Mouth ...
It's A ... Useful Tool ... !!!

and USE These Words ...

THESE TWO .......

... " Thank You " ...

So ... Is It Wise ...
To ... " Commercialise " ... ?!?

Just To Get ...
A ... Short-Lived Prize ... ???

Where's It Got Us ... ?
Showing LOVE ...
To YES ... FAKE Thugs ... !?!

RIDICULOUS ... " Cribs " ... !!!
To Cars For ... " Pimps " ... !!!

Is This The Way ...
We NEED To ... Live ... ?!?

****** SPREES ...
******* ... !!!

Accompanied By ...
WEAK ... Hip Hop Beats ... !!!

That's Just ... ME ...
That's What I SEE ...

I Guess That's ... NOT ...

........ " REALITY " ....... ???

OF COURSE It ... IS ... !!!!!

So LISTEN ... " Kids " ...
You WON'T ... Live Long ...
With ... " Guns and Clips " ... !!!!!!

When They're ATTACHED ...
To ... ANGRY Hips ... !!! ...

DON'T RUSH To Kiss Lips ...
Or .... Hold A Drink ....

USE Your Brain ...
Take Time and ... THINK ... !!!!!

Money Comes EASY ... !!!
Money Goes ... EASY ... !!!

So ...
MAKE That ... " Cash " ...
But ... DON'T Act FLASH ... !!!
Cos' Nowadays ...
You'll Be ... AMAZED ...
At How ... JEALOUSY ...
Can Bring ... " SAD Days " ... !!!

Villains ... Right NOW ...
are ... ILLin' and Killin' ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TRUST Me Now ...
This AIN'T ... Fulfilling ... !!!

EVERYBODY's ... Billing ...
But Tell Me ... Are You Willing ... ?

To STOP Young People ...
Resorting To ... KILLING ... !!?!!

I'd Rather Be ... " Chilling " ... !!!
and ... Use MY BRAIN ...
To KEEP ... INSTILLING ...
A BETTER Way ...
of Life and ... LIVING ... !!!

Like ...
GOOD ... " Upbringing " ... !!!
By ... Men and Women ... !!!

This Was THE THING ...
That Kept ... FULFILLING ...
My ... " Early Life " ...
When LOVE Was Something ...
In ... My SIGHT ... !!!

So ...
Is it ... " Wise " ...
To ... COMMERCIALISE ... ???
When This Can Make ...
Some People ... LIE ... ?!?

" Eyes ON THE PRIZE ! " ...

But ... Selfish Guys ...
May Be ... SURPRISED ... !?!

By ...
What They ... " FIND " ...
In ... Financiers MINDS ... !!!

Let's GO BACK ...........................
To ... EARLIER Times ...

Cos' ...
Banks In The CITY ...
Have ... SLAVERY Ties ... !!!

Now THAT's NOT NICE ... !!!

Could You ...
Place A ... PRICE ...
On A ... Human Life ... ?!?

How About ... " A Child " ...
With ... TEAR FILLED Eyes ... !!?!!

How About ... YOU ... ?
What Would You Do ... ?

If Someone ... BOUGHT ...
How You Could ... "MOVE" ... ???

Well ....
THAT Was THEN ...
and THIS Is ... NOW ... !!!

"Money Makes The
World Go Around !!!"

DON'T ................... IGNORE That ... !!!!!

THAT IS ... " Profound " ...

UNLIKE ... These Words ...

"I Live for Pounds !"

Live For ... LIVING ... !!!

NOT ... Blood Spilling ... !!!!
Or ... NEEDLESS Killing ... !!!!!

Cos' Things Like THIS ...
Give Lows ... NOT HIGHS ... !!!

Unlike LOVE ...
From ... Feminine Thighs ... !!!

I'll End This ... THERE ...
For ... " MONEY GUYS " ...
With ... VIOLENT Ties ... !!!

Cos I'd ...
Rather Have ... LOVE ...
and Try To Be ... WISE ...

Than ...
Live My Life ...

To .......

...... " Commercialise " ......

Do You Have ... " Visions " ... ?
of A ... " Better Life " ...
  
" Visions of " ... A Home ...  
And A ... " Beautiful Wife " ...  
  
I Visualize .....
  
When I Have Time ...    
And Describe ... My Visions ...  
Through ... " Poetic Rhymes " ...  
  
Words and Pictures ...
Help Design ....  
  
... " Inner Visions " ...  
In ... " My Mind " .......
  
I Think You'll Find ...
Those Words ... AREN'T Mine ... !!!
  
Those Are ...
  
Stevie Wonders' ... Lines ... !!!!!
  
A Man With ... " Vision " ...
But ... " No Sight " ... !!!  
  
A Man ... Whose Words ...
SHINE Like ... SUNLIGHT ... !!!  
  
If You Were ... "blind" ...
  
What Would You Write ... ???
If ... What You HEARD ...
Became ... Your Sight ... ???
  
Stevie's Proved ...
Throughout His Life ...  
  
" Visions " ... Come ...  
From ... " DEEP INSIDE " ...  
And Come From ... " Those " ...  
Who ... USE Their Mind ... !!!  
  
... " Inner Visions " ...
... " Superstition " ...  
  
Both Are ...  
Stevies' Compositions ... !!!
  
His Visions Have ...
INSPIRED ME ... !!!
  
Since I Bought ...
" My First " ... LP ... !!!!!!
  
My Use of Words ...  
Has ... " Factual Visions " ... !!!!!
  
But Some ... Prefer ...  
To Write ... " Pure Fiction " ...
  
If That's ... " Your Way " ...  
Then .... " That's Okay " .... !!!
I Can't Tell You ... !!!  
What You Should Say ... !!!!!
  
But .....
Have An ... Opinion ...
  
So ...  
What's Your Position ... ???
  
Are ... YOUR Visions ... ?
FACT ... or ... FICTION ... ?
  
Do You .... Visualize .... ?  
A ... " Wonderland " ... ???  
  
Or ...  
Are You ... HERE ... ?
In ... This Here Land ... ???
  
Writing Things .....
  
For The Good of Man ... !?!
And YES .... Woman ....  
And ... MOST OF ALL ...  
For ... " Our Children " ... !!!!!
  
They NEED Some Truth ... !!!
AS DO ... Their friends ... !!!  
  
BEFORE ... They Walk ...
Into .... " PROBLEMS " .... !!!
  
Our Futures' ... Rest ...  
With ... Some of Them ...  
  
That's Why They NEED ... !!!!!
  
Visions ... of SENSE ... !!!
  
Rather Than Visions ...
of ... Pounds and Pence ...
  
Or ...  
  
of Things Like ...
  
... " FALSE Defence " ...  !!!!!
  
Visions ... SPREAD ...
By ... Governments ... !!!!!
  
Children NEED ... Visions ...  
of .... " TRUE LOVE " .... !!!!!
  
NOT ... of ALL ...  
This ... " Push and Shuv' " ... !!!!!
  
Visions of ....
A ... " LOVING Hug " ...  
From ... " Their Dad " ...  
To YES ... " Their Mum "... !!!!!
  
Visions ... WITHOUT ...  
... Knives or Guns ...  !!!!!!!!
  
Visions ... Where ...
They're ... Having FUN ... !!!!!
  
On A Beach ...
In ... Bajan' Sun ... !!!!!
  
Well ...  
That's ... " MY VISION " ... !!!!!
  
I PRAY It Comes .....
Long Before ... I'm 61 ... !!!
  
Visions ... RUN ...
Like ... Ben Johnson ... !!!!!
  
But ....
Drugs Are NOT ... !!! ...
The Answer Son ... !!!!!
  
Well .... Maybe SOME ... !!!!!
That Give ... FREEDOM ...  
  
FREEDOM of ... Thought ...
And .... EXPRESSION ....  
  
Come On Now ... !!!
You Know The Ones' ...  
  
Those That NEED ... !!!
Some ... Natural Sun ... !!!!!  
  
Those That ... " Herbsman' " ....
Like To ... " Bun' " ... !!!!!
  
Now ...  
BEFORE They Start ...
These AREN'T Things ...
For Our ... Children ... !!!
  
But ...
  
STRONG WILLED Men ...  
Like .... " Bob Dylan " ....  
  
Men With ... Visions ...  
NOT ... "Conditioned" ... !!!
  
Men Whose Inscriptions ...  
EXPOSE ...  VILLAINS ... !!!!!!!!!!
  
NEEDING Convictions ... !!!!!
  
I Guess That's How ... ?
I'd ... Like To Be ...  
  
A Man ... " Revered " ...  
For .....  " His Poetry " ..... !!!!!
  
A Man Who ...
CHALLENGED ... "Society" ... !!!!!
  
and ... ALL It's ...
IMPROPRIETIES ... !!!!!
  
These Beliefs ....
Rest ... DEEP IN ME ... !!!
and Continually GROW ...  
Just Like A .... " Tree " ....  
  
" Branching Out " ...............................................................
  
And Bearing Leaves ...  
  
FREE To ... " Be " ...
and FREE To ... " See "  
  
A World of ... LOVE ...
And .....  " UNITY " ...... !!!!!
  
I Visualise ... BEAUTY ...  
  
NOT ... Needless Killing ... !!!
  
These Words I've Written ...
Are Just An ... " Edition " ...
of My ... Lyrical Mission ...
  
Cos' ... Poetic Usage ...  
of .... " Good Diction " ....  
  
Can Give You ...  
... " Hope " ...
  
and YES ...  
  
Such ...
  
.... " Visions " ....