Is it Such A Crime To Speak Your Mind … ?    
      
Because ….      
It Seems To Be If You're NOT WHITE ... !!!    
      
I Hear This Said So MANY Times … !!!      
      
"Virge, you scare folks with words you rhyme !"      
      
And That's NO JOKE But Words I Quote ...      
Are NOT  The Type To Start A Fight … !!!      
      
But May UNSETTLE Those Who … " Settle " ...      
To Hide Behind A … "LIE FILLED Life" … !!!      
      
Can Someone DEFINE Why It's …. " Such A Crime " …. ?      
To Criticise ... Political Types …. !?!      
      
In Times Like THESE FREEDOM of SPEECH ...      
Is NEEDED …  Just Like Poetry … !!!      
      
If We're To Ease Pain And Misery … !!!      
And Crimes of More FATAL DESIGNS … !!!!!      
      
MURDERS ... RAPES Crimes Based On Race …      
And Crimes Inclined To Keep The Masses ... "Blind" ... !!!      
Like Those In Folds Who Make Mistakes …      
Do THEY Pay A Toll For CASH THEY TAKE … ?!?      
      
MISTAKES … THEY SAY That Pay For Homes … ?!?      
      
"It was merely a loan, from a chap I know !      
No more questions now, i've got to go !"      
      
"A chap you know, can't we know his name ?"      
      
"Are you insane, is it such a crime      
for you to find, that friends of mine,      
help out in times of financial strain ?"    
      
"Of course not sir, but don't divert, what is his name,      
and did he donate to your friends campaign ?      
Need I ask you again, the question is what is his name ?      
Let me make it plain, are you quite sure he hasn't bought,      
A Peerage, and is now a lord ?"      
      
"I will not answer any more !      
What do you take, politicians for ?      
Anyone would think, our dealings stink !"      
      
"Well, no more than a poor street ***** !    
Is it such a crime to want to know more ?"    
      
Could This Be Why Government Guidelines ...      
Are Trying To Stem ... Peoples' Questions ... !?!      
      
If Free Speech ENDS What'll Happen To THEM … ???      
And ALL THEIR Pre-Planned Arguments … ?!?      
      
It Seems That THEY Will Carry On …      
Airing Views Even If They're WRONG … !?!      
      
Isn't That A Crime It Would Seem NOT … !?!      
So How Can It Be A CRIME To Speak Your Mind ... ?!?      
ESPECIALLY When You're PROVEN RIGHT … !!!      
      
I Find This ATTITUDE At …. " Poetry Nights " …. ?!?      
      
if You Speak About Your Life That Seems To Be FINE …    
Or Express FRUSTRATION At The State of The NATION … !!!      
Through Words You Write ….      
If You Are WHITE And They Make Folks SMILE ... !!!      
      
But If You're BLACK And Make ATTACKS …      
On RACISTS ... Or On Western Plans …      
You're Treated Like An ….. ALIEN …… !!!!!      
It MUST BE A Crime To Be A BLACK MAN ... !???!      
      
ESPECIALLY When You Have A MIND …      
Inclined To WRITE Poetic Rhymes That Spread Insight … !!!    
      
"But, SOME BLACKS DO !"      
      
"Well, if that's true, let me ask you who ?      
Mr. Zephaniah, okay, that's one !      
But, he's spent time inside prison !"      
I'm talking about a black without,      
a history of dodgy deeds !"      
      
I Think You'll Find THAT MAN Is ME … !!!      
NO Prison Time Has Big Virge SEEN … !!!      
      
But May Well Do For Words I Speak …      
Even When My Record's … CLEAN … !!?!!      
      
Well …. Clean ENOUGH … !!!      
      
I HAVE BEEN Cuffed ... !!!!!      
For Slapping A Girl For DISRESPECTING MY MUM … !!!!!      
      
And ….. " Driving Drunk " ……      
But Both Misdemeanours Were Just The ONCE … !!!!!      
And Like Benjamin ... Were When I Was YOUNG … !!!!!      
      
But The Point I'm Trying To Make …      
Is … Black Americans Are Deemed To Be GREAT … !!!!!      
For Taking A STANCE AGAINST Racial HATE … !!!!!      
      
WHICH English Black Can Make The Claim THAT …      
They've Gained RESPECT For … Taking THAT STANCE … !?!      
      
What Does That Say About Those Who CLAIM … !!!      
      
THAT …….      
      
"Blacks are treated just the same,      
as every other race on, English Shores !"      
      
"Are THEY QUITE SURE ?!!!? "      
      
I'm NO Malcolm X But DO HAVE A Cause … !!!      
My Cause DEPLORES These Government Laws … !!!      
      
Cos' If You're Black And POOR …      
You're Gonna ... SUFFER For SURE … !!!!!      
      
Even If You're NOT …      
Police Now Plot To Shoot You Down … !!!!!      
Or Question You ... Even If They Doubt … ?      
      
THAT You ARE THAT Drug Dealer … !?!      
OR The ONE Who STOLE That Car … !!!!!      
      
Laws They PASS Are Now PURE FARCE … !!!!      
It Seems They've Moved But …. NOT TOO FAR …. !!!!!!!      
AWAY From Keeping Us ……….. Apart ……….      
      
Ask Yourself WHY Are They Inclined ... ?      
To RESTRICT Those Who EXPOSE LIES … ?!?      
      
Creatively ...  Or Otherwise …      
Through Simply Saying What's IN Their Mind … !?!      
      
PLEASE Ask Yourself WHY … ?      
      
..... " Is It Such A Crime ? " ......

Half a decade later,
and it surfaces at last.

That coupled with the losing,
Was a partner just as crass.

I must not throw into the sea
what washes up to shore.

That fear that I won't feel again,
the way I felt before.

I think we thrive off denial.
Not taking the blame,
Thinking it was some other reason, ‘It was definitely not love’.
Or was it?
Were the kisses and hugs real?
Or was it just ***?
No, I think it was love.
We shouldn’t blame the sorrow we feel on excuses.
You can love someone and not be meant for them.
‘Yes I loved him, but we were not made for each others happiness’.

Now I ...
Dunno What You’ve Heard ... ?!?

But ...
You Haven’t Heard Enough ..
From The Brotha’ ... Big Virge ... !!!

That’s Right ...
I Mean ... ME ... !!!

A Man Who’s ROUGH ...
With This ... Poetic Stuff ... !!!!

That’s Groovy ... Moody ...
But Still Finds BEAUTY ...
In This World At Sea ...
Through My ... Poetry ...

Flowing CLEAN ...
And Comfy Like A Suite ...
of The ... FINEST Leather Seats ... !!!

For Those Who ...
Choose To ..... FEEL .....
What It Is My Speech ...
And Artistry ... SEEKS ...

It Seeks To Reach ...
A Part of Your Psyche ...

NOT To Breed FEAR ... !!!

So Let Me Make This CLEAR ... !!!!!
REMEMBER ... What You HEAR ...
Is Just ... FREE SPEECH ... !!!

Just Like What’s heard ...
From ... IGNORANT Herds ...
Whose Words DISTURB ... !!!!

And ...
PROVE To ... HURT ... !!!

When They Freely Speak ...
On Our TV Screens ... !!!
And ... Radio Shows ...

That’s Right ... Ya Know ...
Like ... LIAM NEESON ...
EXPOSING ... Racist Leanings ... !!!

Like Clowns ...
Who KEEP DROWNING ...
...... “Reality” .....

Clowns Who ...
SHUT DOWN Political Scenes ... !!!

Just To Build A WALL ... ?!?
I Mean SERIOUSLY Y’all ...

It’s Time To Make The Call ...
For This IMBECILES Leadership ...
To See A ... DOWNFALL ... !!!!!

But It Seems ...
That There Are Crews ...
Who’d Rather Hear This Dude ...
KEEP ... RUNNING His Chops ...
Instead of ... Feed Food ...

To Those In His Crop ...
Who He KEEPS Giving Jobs ...

Who CLEARLY ...
... DON’T Belong ... !!?!!

Because It DOESN’T Take Long ...
For Them To Be ... GONE ... !!!!!

Cutting Off Connects ...
More Than STORMY ...
... GIVES HEAD ... !!!!!

Now Ya’ SEE ...
What You Hear ...

Can Evidently ... STEER ...
Your Mind To ... “ Veneers “ ...

Where ... LIES and DECEIT ...
And ... ******* ... !?!?!?!
Are Linked DIRECTLY ...
To ... Presidencies ... !???!

That SURELY Should of Been ...
SWIFTLY ... IMPEACHED ... ?!!!?

You See ...
Doing THIS THING ...
Comes EASY To Me ... !!!!!

Because of ...
What I HEAR ...
When I FILL My Ears ...
With ... Hip Hop Beats ...
That Are COOL and Jazzy ... !!!

Some ...
ILLINFORMED’ Production..
Rocking With Some ... Verb T ...
Works FINE For Me ... !!!

And Inspires HOT Rhymes ...
Like The MANY Now Filed ...
By The ... “ Brotha’ Big V “ ...

That’s Right ...
I Mean ... ME ... !!!

aka ... BIG V ... !!!

Or YES ... BIG VIRGE ... !!!

A Man With MORE Verse ...
Than Hotties Have CURVES ... !!!

So DON'T ...
Make The Mistake ...
of Thinking That My Words ...

Are Those That DON'T Deserve ...
To Be Seen As ... TOP CLASS ... ?

What’s WRONG With YOU ... ?!?

Are You ...
Some Kind of *** ... ?!?

Whose Only Vision of ... " Art " ...
Is The CRAP That ... CHARTS ... !?!

Which ... Leads Me To Say ...
That ... At The End of The Day ...

It’s ...
MORE Than Just ... " A CLAIM “ ... !!!
That I’m ... About To Make ...

DON’T ... Make THAT MISTAKE ...
When It Comes To The Verse ...
That’s Kicked By ... Big Virge ... !!!

Because It’s ... WELL Observed ...
And Works More Than ******* ...
Who Deal In ... BAD TURNS ... !!!!!

So IS ...
Bound To Be BETTER ...

Than .....

... “ What You’ve Heard “ ... !!!

it's not true
these feelings
they're not true


please tell me that they're not true

after all,
we are only burying her
in thought.

like an absent mind,
she isn't gone,
but elsewhere,

drinking spiced tea,
probably,
curled up in an armchair
in a library—

nothing could ever draw her
from a good book,
remember?

there are so many libraries
out there
and so many books;

naturally,
it will take her a long time
to get to this one
and come home.

I sleep over
I talk to his mom
I've met his dad
I'm too far gone
He holds me
Even in stress
Plants kisses
On my head
I hold his hand
Take care of him
When he can't stand
Jack too strong
Something's wrong
I like him
But I lost my voice
I can't say it
It's not my choice