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Ylzm Sep 2019
Blind faith betrays itself
in hypocrisy and double-mindedness;
the sighted sees
the blind hears
and imagined:
proudly believing it knows;
does not and cannot know
its own ignorance
nor tell apart lies from truth.

Boldly, in self-belief,
calling out and stepping out, to lead;
immediately, stumbles and falls.
blind followers no wiser.
groping and wondering
where the voice went.
Big Virge Aug 2019
I Guess I Am .... THAT GUY ....
Who'll Get The ... EVIL EYE ...

For Being ... WHO I AM ...
And ... NOT Giving A **** ... !!!!!

A **** About ...
What You Think ...
When I Use My Mouth ...

I'll Speak MY MIND ...
... Until I DIE ... !!!!!

It's NOT My Fault ...
If You Can't Get Beyond ...
What You .... " Contrive " ....

A Life of ... STRIFE ...
A Life of ... Lies ...

A Life Where You ...
Have Been ... "Deprived" ...

People Say That ....

" I'm TOO BLUNT ! " ...

That Part of Me ...
Comes From ... MY MUM ... !!!

Some Have Said ....

" Virgil, you preach ! " ....

Do You ...
SEE ME On A Street ... ?

TELLING YOU .....
How You SHOULD BE ... ?!?

NO ... You DON'T ...
Cos' That's NOT ME ... !!!!!

If ... I Am ...
TOO BLUNT For You ... !!!!!
I Think YOU KNOW ...
What You Should Do ...

It's ... NO DIG ...
But Simple TRUTH ... !!!

If We Don't Talk ...
We'll BOTH Be Cool ... !!!!!!

Do I Rile You UP ?
Do I Say Wrong Stuff ?

Or ...
Are You Simply ... ?
In A ... HUFF ... ?

I'm Sorry ...
If I've ... UPSET YOU ...
REMEMBER That ...
DON'T Be A FOOL ... !!!!!

Think of Those ...
Who ... ABUSE You ... !!!!!

EVEN With ...
NO **** Excuse ... ?!!!?

Is That ... ME ... ???

That's Up To ... " YOU " ...
But Things I've Done ...
Should PROVE To You ...

I'm A Man ....
That ... RESPECTS YOU ... !!!

BUT ... NOT If You ...
Can't Take THE TRUTH ... !!!!!

BLUNT ... Is ME ... !!!
That's How I AM ...

I'm NOT CHANGING ...
That's My STAND ... !!!!!!

Compromise ....
Can Make You ... weak ... !!!!!

That's NOT ME ...
So I ... Will Speak ... !!!!!

If You ...
DO NOT ...
Like ... My Stance ...

Let's Just Make This ...
Our ... LAST DANCE ... !!!!!

Girl or Man .....
I Just Won't Change ...

Why Should I ...
Start Being ... FAKE ... ?!?

I'm .... SICK of Things ...
I'm .... Going Through ...

I'm ANGRY TOO ...
It's NOT JUST YOU ... !!!!!

EXPRESS Yourself ... !!!!!
Don't BLOW A Fuse ... !!!!!!

But ....
Most of All ....

PLEASE ...
Don't Accuse ...

I'm NOT HAVING ...
Pops At ... YOU ... !!!!

When You SHOUT ...
I'm Staying ... COOL ...

Don’t You Think ...
That Being ... Cool ...
Will HELP YOU Handle ...
Feeling ... “ Blue “ ... ???

In Days Like These ...
You’d BETTER Choose ...

To ........

CHANNEL ... Anger ...
KEEP Your Cool ... !!!

cos' Kids These days ...
Don’t Take ABUSE ... !!!

Nowadays .....
They’re KILLERS TOO ... !!!

I Am NOT ...
Your ENEMY ... !!!!!!

Even If ...
I ... Seem To Be ...

I Believe ...
In ... Being FREE ... !!!!

FREE With Words ...
You Want To Speak ... !!!

EVEN WHEN ...
They SLAP A Cheek ... !!!

Better THAT ...
Than ... Fighting Me ... !!!!!

Don’t You See ...
A Man of ... “ Peace “ ...
When You See ...
The Way I Be ... ???

Arguments ....
Are Just Like WARS ... !!!!!

What’s The Point ...
If No-One ... Scores ... ?!?

This Is WHY ....
I’ve Written THIS ...

NOT TO ...
Prove A Point ...
or ... DISS ... !!!!!

I Just Want ... “ Relationships “ ...
BUILT On ... “ TRUST “ ...
and ... WITTY Quips ... !!!!!

Sometimes ....
What Comes ...
OFF The Lips ....

Can Make People ...
Want To ... QUIT ...

I DON’T WANT ...
To Feel Like This ... !!!!!

Like ...
When We Talk ...

I Should ... “ Enlist “ ...

A Verbal Form ...
of ... CENSORSHIP ... !!!!!

I Guess That’s WHY ... ?!?
Some People Try ...
To ... Give Me Looks ...

With .....

..... “ Evil Eyes “ ..... !!!
Looks can tell you much, however, as the poem suggests, sometimes it's what's said, that shows how some people are actually, always looking at you, through Evil Eyes ....
Big Virge Aug 2019
They're ... TRYING IT ...
They're ... " Playing TRICKS " ... !!!
  
They're Doing Things ...
To Make Me ... QUIT ... !!!
  
"Your role will change,
we'll re-arrange,
your work schedule,
and change your day !"
  
These Are Things ...
The LIARS ... Say ...
  
LIARS ... " In " ...
Todays' Workplace ...
  
Those Who ... LIE ...
For ... "cowardly types" ... !!!
  
Those Who Wear ...
NICE ... Corporate Ties ... !!!
  
Now Things Are ... "TIGHT" ...
Their Plan ... Takes FLIGHT .......................
  
"Lets get rid of  
some troublesome guys !
What we need are
YES MEN types,
and of course,  
let's have more whites !
Let's remove, those dark skin types !
Clever ones, who've got some fight !
Turn the screws, let colleagues loose,
even let some give abuse !"
  
They Should REALLY ...
Be MORE.......................... "shrewd" .............
Before They're ON ... YES ...
  
Channel Four NEWS ... !!!!!!
  
cos' My ... " Patience " ...
Has ... RUN OUT.
  
This Is ... REAL ...
There Is NO DOUBT ... !!!
  
"Managers have gone down south,
because Big Virge, has left a rout !
Punching many, in the mouth !
That young man, sure has some clout !"
  
This Is ALL ...
Because of ... THIS ...  
  
..... "***** Games" ......
and subtle ............... " Tricks " ...
Just To Put Me ... "In A Fix" ...  
  
"Virgil, you'll start at 8.30 !"
  
"WHY WHEN I NOW  
START AT 10 !"
  
"Come on Virgil,
don't get shirty !"
  
"CHECK My terms of employment !
I think you'll find, that it's been signed ?
Right down there, on the dotted line !"
  
"Well, I can't say,
too much on that ?"
  
"It's cool, I know you
want me out !
Don't try to defend !
My working here, is near an end !"
  
"It's a job i've got to do !"
  
"Yeah OK, you stupid fool !
Those above, are using you,
to do the deed, that they know they can't do !
Push me out, without virtue !
I'll be looking, BELIEVE ME !
Can I have my old CV ?"
  
"Sorry, but we didn't keep,
a copy of your old CV !"
  
"You are kidding me !
You don't hold a copy,
of my CV ?"
  
"The system then,
was pretty bad,
CV's had, strange locations ?"
  
"You should be, locked in prison !
Things like that, have no defence !"
  
"It is NOT, personnel's duty,
to take care of ANYONE's CV !"
  
"Whatever, are you done with me !"
  
"NO Virgil, you're not happy !"
  
"What do you expect,
when you're messing with me !
Hours i've done, have proved loyalty !
You don't give a ****, about things I need !
You people are a really sick breed !
All you do is live for greed,
and to USE, people like me !
Power Trips, and THEIR Money !
YES You fool, can't you see ?
The cash you make, compared to theirs,
Those who have, controlling shares !
Keep on doing, what you do !
One day it, just might be YOU ?
Facing someone, pulling stunts,
who will stress you, just for fun !"
  
"DO WHAT'S RIGHT
Why be SO THICK !
  
Can't You SEE ... ?!?
  
"They're TRYING IT ... "
Rough times back at one of my old jobs, so, not word for word, but essentially, how I felt after having a personnel, " Leaving Interview ", just before leaving ....
Jillian McLean Jul 2019
You were a sky free from clouds,
a sight to see
You were different from the rest
a person I'd want to be
You were stronger than a bird
on a rainy day
You were the person I loved
but you took that away
You acted like the guy that hurt me before
except you were my pal so this hurt much more
an infection that i'd hope would go away soon
You are the sun and I am the moon
you are my best friend
it doesn't have to be like this
the hypocrisy can end.
J.M
Shane Roller Jul 2019
Your waspish smile
     Stings me
Like a hypocritical barb from a jaded glance
     A subtle trip, within a slow dance

Alas…

Your Poison ain’t what it used to be!
julianna Jul 2019
You claim to be open-minded, yet you set boundaries which uninspire
You’re judgmental and don’t love people who are different, you only love the “different” that you choose
Your life doesn’t allow for true freedom, only freedom within a limit of constraints that were set by others, a freedom that won’t last forever
Your alternative lifestyle is draining and anything conservative is to be shunned
There is no balance
And one day you’ll find that between the laughter, the celebration, and overall dulling of the senses, that you are unhappy
And tired of being free
Ylzm Jul 2019
the eagle flies free,
and men imprisoned,
behind lines drawn in the sand,
for which they are flattered,
to ****, to bleed, and to die ...

the free mourns,
for theirs is all the earth,
from which they are banished and exiled ...

the idolatrous flag,
another nail to hang the hypocrite ...
Ashley Kaye Jun 2019
It is not your house
that is broken
Decrepit beams
may wear
but never rot
When there is little left
but scattered boards
wanton wood
Shingles
They ask you
how your eyes
could be so weak
Watery
Maybe it was the flood
pouring through them
Who wants to blink
muddy tresses
away?
Feel it all crumbling
about you.
June 2019
Big Virge Jun 2019
Let Me ...  
Tell You Something ... !!!
  
My Nerves Are Near ....
.... COMBUSTION .... !!!!!
  
Cos These Days .... People ....
Seem To Think ....
It's Cool To ... PUSH My Buttons ... ?!?
  
Why Try To ...
Cross ... My Junction ... ???
  
Don't You ...
Like To ... " Function " ... !?!
  
Don't You Want ...
To ... Have A Life ... ?
WITHOUT The thought of ...
... PAIN and STRIFE ...!?!  
  
I'm ... NOT TOUGH ... !!!
But ... " Call My Bluff " ... !!!
  
See What You Get ... ???
You Might Get ... " Cuffed " ... !!!
  
I ... DON'T LIKE ... !!!
This ... " Weapons Stuff " ... !!!
  
If You're Gonna Fight ...
Then ... Do It RIGHT ... !!!
  
Do It From ...
Behind The Mic ... !!!
  
Show Your Talent ...
Use ... INSIGHT ... !!!
Leave ... "The Sheep" ...
To ... Their Own Plight ...
  
They ... " Fight Themselves " ...
They ... " Live for Wealth " ...
They ... Don't Believe ...
In ... " Mental Health " ... ?!?
  
That's Why They Use ...
  
" Slavemasters' Belts " ...
  
PUSHING .....
Til' Your ... CRY For HELP Is ...
  
"LEAVE ME BE and GO TO HELL !"
  
English People ...
Do It ... WELL ...  
  
"We'll push them into, prison cells !"
  
Then You Hear ....
  
"Your honour, he fell ... "
  
These Are ... The LIES ...
"They" ... Make Them Sell ...
  
Who Are ... " THEY " ... ???
  
What ...
CAN'T YOU TELL ... !?!
  
" THEY " ... Who Have ...
That .... FUNNY SMELL .... !!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
Those Who Keep ...
The Rebels ... "quelled" ...
  
Those Who SHOW ...
But ... NEVER TELL ... !!!
  
Those Who DON'T ...
Get ... Collars Felt ...  
  
I'm Writing This ...
Cos' I've Had A Bad Day ... !!!
  
But ... EVERYDAY ...
Seems To Bring DISMAY ...
From ... Bombs In Town ...
To ... FRAUD RIDDEN Aid ...
  
That's Why I Wrote A Poem ...
Called .... " Two-Faced " ....
  
These ... Two-Faced Fools ...
Really Think They're ... " COOL " ... !?!
  
That's Why They ... " Think " ...
They Can .... PUSH YOU ....
  
But When Somebody ...
... PUSHES BACK ...
  
They QUICKLY ... "hide" ...
and Then .... " Backtrack " ....  
  
"I don't remember, saying that !"
  
"Well Remember THIS !
You piece of ..... !"
  
"CALM DOWN NOW !
YOU'VE BUST MY LIP !"
  
That's ... NO QUIP ... !!!
and It's ... NO JOKE ... !!!
  
Those Who ... PUSH ...
May Just Get ... CHOKE ... !?!
For Leaning On ...
A Bloke Whose BROKE ... !!!
With ... NOTHING to lose ...
Except .... " His Coat " ....
  
These Are Words ...
On Which To ... SOAK ... !!!

Cos' Words Like These ...
Just May ... " Denote " ...
A Way To Keep ...  
Your Life .... " Afloat " ....
  
We've All Got To Cope ...
With ... IGNORANT Folk ... !!!  
  
"DON'T PUSH ME MAN !
WHY ROCK THE BOAT ?"
  
I Am A Nice Guy ...  

I'm ... NICE As PIE ... !!!
Until You PUSH ME ...
Then .... " Sparks Fly " .... !!!!!
  
I Suppose You Think ...
I'M ANGRY .... Right .... ?
  
So What If I Am ... ?!?
Here's A ... TELEGRAM ... !!!
  
Virgil's NOT The ... ANGRIEST Man ... !!!
Try This Name ... Let's Be PRECISE ... !!!
  
Marshall Mathers The 3rd ...
Eminem ... That's Right ... !!!!!!!!
  
Hip Hop's ...
Number One ... " White Guy " ... !!!
  
He's Cussed Off Gays ...
He's Cussed ... His Mum .....
He's Cussed ... George Bush ...
  
That Boy Ain't Dumb ... !!!!!
  
He Seems To Cuss ...
Pretty Much ... For Fun ... !!!
  
But Still ... He's Loved ... ?
Like I ... LOVED My Mum ... !!!!!
  
So ...  
How Am I ... ?
The ... " ANGRY One " ... ?!?

Because You ... PUSH ME ...
Like I'm .... " Dumb " ....
  
People ... These Days ...
Just Make Me ... " Numb " ...
  
This Is Why ...
I've NOT ... " Succumbed " ...
To Those Who ... Want To ...
  
Keep Me ... "shushed" ...
  
FOOLS Who Think ...
That They Can ...
  
.... " Push " ....
Job pressures at the time, amongst others things, inspired this .....
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