So ... What do you see ... ?  
when ... you look at yourself ... ?  
  
Do you see an ... " Image " ... ?  
or a ... " Picture of Health " ... ?  
  
or the ...  
" Fakest " ... of people  
who'd rather see ... " Wealth " ... ?  
  
Dunno bout' ... you ... ?  
  
but ...  
I see ... A Brother ...  
who's from a ... " Hard School " ... !!!  
  
A school of ... " Hard Knocks " ...  
Surrounded by ..... " FOOLS " ..... !!!!!!  
  
Some ... who've been drowned ...  
in this ... " Western Whirlpool " ... !!!!  
  
See ... it's easy to blame  
My Problems on ... " Colour " ...  
but these days ... I feel ...  
like ... problems i've got ...  
come from sisters and brothers ...  
who live for ... " THEMSELVES " ...  
  
REGARDLESS ... of colour ... !!!!!  
  
But ....  
DON'T ... Get Me Wrong ... !!!  
being black ... can be ... TOUGH ... !!!!!  
  
cos' ...  
white folks just ... " Use Us " ...  
and place us ... " In Cuffs " ...  
  
But ....  
People are People ... !!!  
  
Some Blacks ... do the stuff ...  
that leads me to ... " Thinking " ...  
  
Some blacks ...  
You ... CAN'T TRUST ... !!!!!  
  
" Ashes to Ashes " ...  
or ... " Dust to Dust " ...  
when I look at myself ...  
Sometimes ... I just ... CUSS ... !!!  
  
Why am I ... in this form ... ?!?  
Why am I ... not the norm ... ?!?  
  
and ...  
What's with these ... " Racists " ... ???  
who wish I .... " Wasn't Born " .... ?!?!?  
  
Is what you see ... REAL ... ???  
or ... do you ... "conceal" ...  
The Truth ... from yourself ...  
  
While you eat ...  
" Wagon Wheels " ... !?!?!  
  
That line ...  
Was a ... Joke ... !!!  
  
But .....  
That verse ... " Provokes " ...  
  
A .... " REALITY CHECK " ...  
  
for ... ALL of you folks ... !!!  
  
This here ... is a poem ...  
That's Searching for ... TRUTH ...  
  
So ...  
Are you ... " Pretentious " ... ?  
or .... Are you just ... YOU ... ?  
  
and ....  
  
What does that mean ... ?!?  
Can you ... DEFINE YOU ... !?!  
  
or ...  
  
Are you a ... " Victim " ... ?  
  
Redundant of ... PROOF ...  
  
that ...  
What you ... " Believe " ...  
Confirms you as ... TRUE ... !!!!!  
  
TRUE ... in your actions  
TRUE ... in your thoughts  
TRUE ... in the luxuries  
  
that you have ... sought ... ???  
  
See ...  
These are the questions  
" WE ALL " ... have to face ... !!!  
  
But ... do you face them ... ?  
in the ... " Cold Light of Day " ... ?  
  
Or ...  
Do you see them ... ?  
But Still ........  "shy away" ...  
  
Then ... jump on a train ...  
for a ... " Quick " ... away day ...  
  
But ....  
That's NOT ... The Ticket ... !!!  
  
These are ... " Poetic Lines " ...  
with ... No Need to ... " Picket " ... !!!  
  
It's ... PAINFUL ... I know ...  
to ... " Spiritually " ... go ...  
to the ... " Depth of " ...  
  
..... " Your Psyche " .....  
  
Without some ... " New Nikes " ... !!!  
  
Are you laughing ... " Politely ... ?  
or maybe ... you might be ... ?  
  
Listening ........ silently ...................  
  
cos' that line ... just might be ... ?  
PIERCING .... " Your Psyche " ....  
  
You ...  
Don't ... have to like me ...  
I'm ... " Used to that now " ...  
  
But ... Liking Yourself ...  
is ... " What I'm About " ... !!!  
  
cos' ...  
If you like ... YOU ... !!!  
  
You'll like ... " Others Too " ... !!!  
and this will ..... " Pass on " ...........  
to those who have ... " Youth " ...  
  
cos' they ...  
NEED ... " THE TRUTH " ...  
to make the right moves ...  
and then ... " Our Society " ...  
Might just .... IMPROVE .... !!!!  
  
A poem ... like this ...  
can cover ... So Much ...  
  
Not just ....  
" Such and Such " ...  
  
But ...  
" Deep-Rooted " ... FEARS ... !!!  
We ... ALL ... Need To Touch ... !!!  
  
Like ....  
  
What's ... REALLY ... in you ?  
What's ... REALLY ... in me ?  
  
How ... doing these things ...  
can ... set our minds ... FREE ... !!!  
  
FREE of ........ Constraints ....  
That ... " Control " ... how we be ...  
  
FREE ... to create ...  
A world ... " Full of Peace " ...  
  
" Freedom " ... to greet ...  
EVERYBODY ... we meet ...  
from ... London to Paris ...  
to ... " Sesame Street " ...  
  
Now ...  
This ... " Final Verse " ...  
Should ... make this ... COMPLETE ... !!!  
  
Be ... TRUE TO YOURSELF ... !!!  
Be ... REAL WITH YOURSELF ... !!!  
  
ACCEPT .... in yourself ....  
The cards ... You Have Dealt ... !!!  
  
and when you've done this ...  
Take a ... " Look at Yourself " ...  
  
and ...  
If you feel ... FREE ... !!!  
  
Have a ... " Smile to Yourself " ... !!!!!  
  
" Stretch Out " ...  
Like A .... TREE .... !!!  
  
Be ... Who You Be ...  
for .... ETERNITY .... !!!!!!  
  
and this ...  
I am ... Hoping ... ???  
will make you ... HAPPY ... !!!  
  
Then ... REMEMBER ME ... !!!  
  
The Brother ... BIG V ...  
and ... REMEMBER ... This Piece ...  
  
Called ......  
  
" What Do You See ? "