His injured hand bleeds
As he became with greed
A simple change to him
For a large exchange
His mind is a stray
The greed is at play
The money weighs
His mind is broken
His words are spoken
Greed is an omen
That I like so very golden

If it's a distance empty from the A to B we can't decipher.
lined along with bricks and mortar, stick and stone left how we like em.
How do efforts scurry through assuming light could bless the shadow
nose to sky with hopeful glances honing in on roads of gravel.

Growing disillusion suits a lofty breadth of chest to beat on
knowing in the end a setting sun eclipses better eons.
Apropos of nothing and devoid of any hopeful signal
known to try imposing gold on weathered stone, and broken spindles

Drew the yoke upon a sect who we prescribed a disposition
drawing red each sordid line, insuring they'll be sent to prison.
Never free. The harvester assumes the fruit have grown impatient
failing here to see them printing license plates on new plantations.

Maybe in the future we'll refuse the craven role, observer,
graduate to breaking through, return the lives we stole with fervor.
Maybe while elites are keen to trim the fat and clip the losses,
we'll discover links they hadn't seen, between our little boxes.

It is when you are corrupted that it is most difficult to go back, but falling out of innocence is easy. It's as if you could laugh you way from sweet to greed. Just step on down to the *****, wet ground. When your knees hit the floor and you want to stand back up, that will be the moment you realize just how hard it is to climb out. Climb out of the mud that coats your body. The mud that you dismissed as it filled your lungs and spewed from your mouth with every word you spoke. It felt good and easy sliding down into a puddle of muck. Now try to stand up. Try to wipe your greed soaked clothes dry. It's difficult coming back to innocence when you fall so deep into ignorance.

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 " ....... !!!

Isn't ... Less ... ?
Sometimes ... MORE ... ?
  
Those Words Sound GOOD ...  
If You're ... NOT POOR ... !!!  
  
But Money ... Doesn't ...
Give You ... " LIFE " ...  
And Life Is NOT ...
Defined By ... Price ... !!!
  
But ....
Is That ... Right ... ?!?
  
Some Would Say ...
it Makes Them ... " SMILE " ... !!!
  
Now This DEFINES ...
Those In ... " DENIAL " ... !!!  
  
It's Not My Way ...
To Make You Pay ...
For Things That People ...
Like To Say ...
  
But ... Writing Things ...
Helps EASE The Rage ...
I Feel Today ... !!!
  
Because of ... " GREED " ...
That ... Leads To PAIN ... !!!!!
  
That's Why I'm Asking ... ?
What's The Score ... ?
  
Isn't ... Less ... ?
Sometimes MORE ... ?
  
Cos' GREED Is Something ...
I ... " DEPLORE " ... !!!!!
  
Money Fuels ...
A ... LOT of Wars ...  
Where People DIE ... !!!!!!
  
So ...
How's That ... RIGHT ... ?!?
  
More DEATH Than Life ...  
Sees People ... CRY ... !!!!!!!!!
  
Tears ... And Eyes ...
Don't Be Surprised ...
If Words I ... Speak ...  
DARKEN ... Sunlight ... !!!
  
In ... Todays' Times ...  
While Writing Rhymes ...
I Use My Mind ...
To Find ... SUNSHINE ... !!!
  
I Have ... Less Cash ...
Than ... EVER BEFORE ... !!!!!
And Face A Life ...
of Being ... " POOR " ...
  
That's ...  
NOT FOR SURE ... !!!
But Money's Made ...
PAIN In Me ... " SOAR " ... !!!
  
ARGUMENTS ...
To Get Some CASH ...  
Are ... DANGEROUS ... !!!!!
And Make Some ... " CLASH " ... !!!!!!!
  
I'd Rather Have ..... " LESS " .... !!!
Than ... MORE of That ... !!!!!  
  
Mums And Dads .....
Now FIGHT For Cash ... ?
  
Ignoring ... Daughters ... ?!?
And Their Lads ... !?!
  
These Are Things ...
NOT GOOD But ... BAD ... !!!!!
  
EVEN ... Fathers ... !!!
And Their SONS ... !!!!!
Will Go To ... " Court " ... ?!?
  
Now THAT'S NOT FUN ... !!!!!
  
Over ... MONEY ... ?!?
Come On Now ..... !!!  
  
That's Just As BAD ... !!!
As ... Gun-Type Sounds ... !!!
  
LESS Violence ... !!!
Is ... BETTER THAN MORE ... !!!!!
  
Like ... LESS DEFIANCE ...
Breeds ... LESS War ... !!!!!  
  
MORE ... Aggression ... !!!
FEEDS ... Depression ... !!!
  
These Are Things ...
I'd Like To ... LESSEN ... !!!  
  
Sometimes LESS TALK ...
And MORE ACTION ...
Can Bring You ... YES ...
  
.... " Satisfaction " .... !!!!!
  
And That's A ... FACT ... !!!
DON'T ... DISMISS That ... !!!!!
  
But It's ... GOOD To Talk ... !!!
When ... Building Forts ... !!!!!
  
BUT ... !!!  
  
NOT A Fortress ...
Just For ... " YOU " ... !!!
  
... " REMEMBER " ... !!!
OTHER People ... FOOL ... !!!!!  
  
May Take ... Because ...  
They Want That TOO ... !!!!!
  
That's What ... MORE ...
Can Sometimes ... " DO " ...  
  
Make People ...
  
JEALOUS ... of You ... !!!!!
  
And Make Them ... PULL ...
The DARKEST ... Moves ... !!!!!
  
If You ...  
Haven't Got A Thing ...
What's There To ... Take ... ???
  
I Guess This View ...  
Is Not The Way ...
  
But Look Around You ...
... " NOWADAYS " ... !!!
  
Can You Say I'm Wrong ... ?
At The ... End of The Day ... ?!?
  
SOME Will **** YOU ... !!!
For ... " Your CHAIN " ... !?!
  
I'm Thinking ...
Some Folk ... Are INSANE ... !!!!!
  
Check .... NEW ORLEANS ... !!!
When Facing ... " DEATH " ... !!! ...
  
Some Were Stealing ...
..... " TV Screens " ..... !!!!! ? !!!!!!
  
Instead of ... HELPING ...
Those Who ... SCREAMED ... ?!?
  
Come On Now Folks ...
See What I Mean ... !?!
  
Money ... Breeds ...
RUTHLESS Street Teams ... !!!
  
Who Then Do Things ...
That Are ... OBSCENE ... !!!!!
  
Happiness ...
  
Means MORE To Me ...
Than .... " ANY SUM " ....  
of ... Cash Money ... !!!!!!
  
Times Right Now ...
Have Made Me SEE ... !!!
  
Money ... CAN'T ...
Fulfil ... My Dreams ... !!!
  
LESS ****** ........
Gives Us ..... MORE LIFE ..... !!!!
And Helps To KEEP ...
Our Race ... " ALIVE " ... !!!!!
  
ALL ... Colour Types ... !!!
From ... Black To White ...  
  
LESS Division ...
  
Helps MORE ... " UNITE " ... !!!!!  
  
And THAT ... For Sure ... !!!
Is ... Better Than WAR ... !!!
  
And NOW ... Has Made ...
My Mind ... EXPLORE .........................................
  
This ...  
Simple Question ....  
  
" Isn't Less ... Sometimes MORE ... ? "

Darkness, shadows
They've never been his foes
Lurking around as he goes
Even to his death it follows

What's that thing with no nose?
Nobody ever knows
But only to him it ever bows
To others it shrieks and claws

Drowning alone in his sorrows
And all his miseries and woes
Waiting silently for tomorrows
As older and older time grows

He wanted nothing of those
Poisonous as black widows
Repulsing all that knows
Leaving him alone and lost

It wasn't darkness he chose
Looking at a candle that glows
It just felt like blows
And his heart hollows

He tried putting on shows
But they never lasted long
He ends up standing alone
Wrapped in ashes and smokes

One day he's had enough
And he shut his door close
From his one, loyal ghost
Till at some point it finally goes

That was when time froze
And when he finally knows
That a shining star only glows
Inside the deepest, darkest jaws

Oh, the insults he throws
Not to his woes and foes
But to those loyal as dogs
How he regrets them most!

But one thing he can't oppose
The line of present he can't cross