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If made to have
An axe to grind
Rubbing with nails
A social scar
Left behind,
Ethnic groups
Itching to go for
One another’s throat
Hard may not be
To find.

With the aim to gain
Cheap popularity
By using impish trick
Employing scare tactic
To hack social fabric
Phony politicians
Exhume the hatchet
Among ethnic groups
To blow
Previous petty clashes
Out of proportion
From the groups’
Time-old Chemistry
And the Chemistry’s
Good side
Deflecting attention.

“Dislodge that
Ethnic group
From its abode,
Which must fall
In our fold.
Burn others’
Houses and churches
Forget the
Fear of God
Demographic engineering
Is instrumental
In ethnic cleansing.
We must do that
With a single swoop
If it is our wont
To win in our region
A majority vote.

Wipe out
Ethnic group
Any other
Than ous
None is better.”

“Population boom,
Coupled with
Resource depletion,
Could court our
Race’s extinction
This justifies
Others’  extermination.
Even those
That palisaded
With bone and blood
The nation
And to hand it down
To this generation
Who cared
Must not  be spared.

External support
We could get
From those
For various advantages
More than willing
Revolution  to export.”

"Shall we conclude
To Auschwitz
We must allude?"//
What is happening right now under my nose-- narrow ethnic nationalism that does not accommodate unity in divercity
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It’s Pretty Clear That I’m LETHAL... !!!
When It Comes To My CEREBRAL.... !!!

And How Its Applied...
When I’m Now Inclined...
To Sit Down And Write...
Rhymes Built For The WISE... !!!

My Cerebral... FLIES...
And Reaches Great Heights...
WITHOUT The Need...
For ******* Supplies... !!!

I Deal With The Green...
That's Grown NATURALLY... !?!
That Supplies Me With HIGHS...
That Then HEIGHTEN My Mind...

... Know What I Mean... ?!?

It Then... INSPIRES Me...
To Be Expressive On Themes...
That Poetically Deal...
With Our REALITY... !!!!!!!

So Indeed My Cerebral...
Flies High Like An Eagle... !!!

So Thats Right CLEARY Sees...
What We Call FALLACIES... !!!

Because of Glands PINEAL...
That See Right Through...
The Eye of A... NEEDLE... !!!

So That’s Right My Cerebral...
Is FAR From........ Feeble... !!!!!

REFUSES EVIL...
And IGNORANT People... !!!

It’s Looking For Partners...
Like Those From Wakanda’...
With Names Like T’Challa...
Panthers Much SMARTER...
Than CERTAIN Forefathers...
Who Dealt With Slave Masters...

And Made Black Lives HARDER...
Than ANY White Charter...
Could Ever NOW DO...
And That Is THE TRUTH... !!!

If You Don’t Believe Me...
Check The History...
of The FIRST African Dude...
To Learn In ETON School... !!!

See My Cerebral Goes Farther...
Than... Marathon Markers...
It Goes WAY BEYOND Miles... !!!
And Rappers Whose Styles...
Profile What Is WILD... !!!

Because of Weak Minds...
That Are FAR From Refined...
And What Some Call... WISE...

These Days I Now Find...
My Cerebral’s Inclined...
To Give Berths...... EXTRA WIDE... !!!

To The The Type of Black Guys...
Who Are TOO FULL of PRIDE And Attitudes Like...
Supremacist Types Whose Skin Tone Is Light... !!!

That’s Right I Mean... WHITE... !!!
Because... Only A SUCKER... !!!
BelIeves That EVERY Brother...
SEES THEM As THEIR Brother... ?!?

And Those Words APPLY...
To ALL Creeds And Colours...
Within... Human Kind... !!!

It’s FOOLISH To THINK...
That You Know EVERYTHING... !?!

But EVEN MORE Foolish...
To Let Your Mind SINK...
Into... DAMAGING Links...
Because They DON’T Think...
In The Way That YOU Think... ?!?

ESPECIALLY IF... !!!
The Way That YOU Think...
And INDEED How You Live...

DEFINES Words Like THIS...
That’s Right HYPOCRITE... !!!

It’s Lyrics Like THIS...
That Prove That My Skin...
Is NOT What Defines...
The Depth of My Mind...

Because Like E Said...

The Rhymes That I Kick...
Come From MY CEREBELLUM... !!!
So Are Balanced And Levelled...

That’s Right... Like My Head...
And... Are Indeed LETHAL... !!!
Because They’re NOT Feeble... !!!

ILLEGAL... Deceitful...
Or Infected By EVIL...

Because They Are.....

........ “ CEREBRAL “........ !!!
Really not so sure what inspired this, however, I think the movie, Black Panther, had quite a large part, for some reason... as well as how I see my brand of thinking, at some level...
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Some Think That...
I'm... " BRAVE "... !!!

To Say The Things I Say...
About The Ways...
We Are... "ENSLAVED"...
By Those Who LIVE...

By... Getting Rich...
OFF People Who SLAVE...
EVERY SINGLE DAY... !!!

So That THEY Can DISPLAY...
A Life of EASY PLEASANT Days... !!!

While Those WITHOUT Financial CLOUT...
TRY Their Best To COVER Their Chest...
of... BILLS To PAY... !!!!!!!!!!

INCREASING STRESS That Places STRAIN...
On Hearts And Veins And Peoples' BRAINS... !!!

Such Views EXPRESSED...
Through My POEMS Is Why I GUESS... ?
Some Say I'm BRAVE... !!!
Well I Have To Say...

What's BRAVE About That...
When SLAVERY Goes With...
Words Like BLACK... !!!

And WHITEY' Knows...
Those Words Are FACT... !!!

But Just A Minute Now...
WAIT............................... .............................
Didn't Blacks ENSLAVE...
Before White Folks Came... ?!?

So... Who In TRUTH...
Can We REALLY BLAME... ?!?

It's... CLEAR To Me...
We DON'T HELP OURSELVES... !!!

GREEN Is The Colour...
That Makes Blacks SELL...
Their Souls To The DEVIL...
And BURN THEMSELVES... !!?!!

It's CLEARLY BRAVE To Trust...
Black People Who LUST...
For Money OR Holding A GUN... !!!

I'd Rather See BLACKS...
Raise... STRONG Children...
And Listen To Those...
Who Have... WISDOM... !!!!!

So Many NOW... QUICKLY SUCCUMB...
To Doing Things That Leave Them STUNG...
Then Wonder WHY They've Got PROBLEMS... !!?!!

Why EMBRACE PAIN Time And AGAIN... ?

"Embrace it once, then move on son !
Otherwise your actions, prove your dumb,
and, may just be your final ones' !
Especially if, policemen come,
Now that's not brave, that's stupid son !
Living your life, locked in prison !"

It Seems Some HATE To See A Black Face...
EVEN When Theirs IS The SAME... ?!?

How Can This Be EVEN... Today... !?!
PRIDE Envy And YES JEALOUSY...
Are Keeping Us From... UNITY...
And This Just FUELS Black Poverty.... !!!!

While Those ABOVE KEEP Having FUN...
Because of DIVISIONS And IGNORANCE... !?!

From Those Whose Names...
Are... NOT Worth Saying... !!!
NOW I've Got To Ask...
Are These Fools INSANE... ?!?

It Seems They ARE... !!!
Mix With Them... NAH... !!!!!

They Think They're COOL...
When In Fact They're FOOLS...
Learning How To Bring Blacks DOWN...

NO... " MINSTRELS Show "...
But YES They're... CLOWNS... !!!!

Taking... CENTRE Stage...
DOESN'T Make Them BRAVE... !!!!

Unless They're READY To Lyrically AIM...
At Those Who CLEARLY Run The Game... !!!

SEPARATISTS Who GOVERN Things...
Like WHO Stays RICH And Who They STING...
And Who They **** Like X And KING... !!!

The PLANS They USE Are NOTHING NEW...
They CONTINUE To... Do Their Do...
While Some Blacks Choose To YES REFUSE....
To RISE ABOVE... PETTY ISSUES... !!!

"How black are you !"

"Who you talking to ?"

"I'm talking to you !
White girl, white world !
Don't you know your roots !"

"Well, I guess you do,
but let me just, respond to you !
Your attitude provides clear proof,
that, you're a fool who's not been schooled,
in, divisive tools ! You're the type,
who can't take the truth,
and hides behind a crock of lies !
You clearly are one of those guys,
whose blackness is, your foolish pride !
Now I believe in Black Love, but hear me out cuz',
united we stand, but, division of thought,
is bound to see our people fall !
I'd like to see more unity !
So, will not suffer fools gladly !
They get dismissed, whatever skin they're in,
but, if you use your brain, then we can attain,
respect and love, on a higher plane !"

It Would Seem Fair To Say....
That... Stating A Case...
For... Making The World...
A... BETTER Place...
For Those With NOTHING...
On Their Plates...
And UNITY... Instead of Hate...

CLEARLY Makes Some Feel AFRAID... !!!
Which I Guess Is WHY Some People CLAIM...

" That Big Virge Guy...
Is TRULY....................... "

........ " BRAVE ".......
As I suggest with most poems that I write, and the issues that I write about, it's quite simple. We ALL Need to look at OURSELVES, and be honest there FIRST. BEFORE looking at others to blame, for our own failings.
Big Virge Sep 2020
Excuses Excuses...
So MANY EXCUSES... !!!

For The Type of Looseness...
That Has Embraced NOOSES... !?!

EXCUSES For THIS...
EXCUSES For THAT...

EXCUSES For Plans...
That Have CORRUPTED Man...

BAD EGGS In The Batch... !!!
Where Policeman Are Hatched... !!!

Oh YES Bad Eggs INDEED... !!!
Is How RACIST Cops Be...
When RACISM Feeds...
Their Motives On Streets...

And In Turn How They Deal...
When They’re Using Their Knees... !!!

And Using Their... GUNS...
Like These Tasers That Stun... !!!

And Choke Holds That DON’T... !!!!!
When They Leave People COLD... !!!

Excuses UNFOLD...
Even When They Are Shown...
To Move... So Much SICKER...
Than Those Known As KILLERS... !!!

Excuses Come QUICKER...
Than Confession Sinners... !!!

Because of Protection...
These Bad Eggs Be Getting...
From Those Who NEED VETTING... !!!
BEFORE They Pass Sentence... !!!!!

These Excuses I Mention...
Are Those With DEFECTIONS... !!!

That Need REAL CORRECTION...
That’s Neutral And... CENTRED... !!!

Like... Natural Selection... !!!

There Are Others That SMOTHER...
...... Historical Blunders...... !!!
Like Those Now UNCOVERED...
About... CERTAIN Brothers...
Who Sold Their Own Mother’s... !?!

For... Colonial Masters...
A... FACTUAL DISASTER...
That’s Been So Well Plastered...
That EXCUSES Run Talk...
That IS STUPID And FLAWED... !!!
When It Comes To The Past...
And YES... Slavery Paths... !!!

You See Some EXCUSES...
Breed... MORE THAN Denial... !!!

They Hold Certain Files...
That Are TRULY OBSCENE...
Within... Black History... !!!

Like Those Now EXPOSED...
About... Certain White Folks...

Who’ve Earned Money For Shows...
With... BLACKFACE Videos...
And RACIST Themed JOKES... !?!

That Are FORCING These Peeps...
To Make... APOLOGIES...

As If They Will CLEAN...
Their Slates With Black Peeps’... ?!?

And Of Course Yes EXCUSES... !!!
For Things They’ve Been Doing...
That Lacked... Racial Prudence...

So Just Like The Others...

These Excuses PROVE LOOSENESS...
Is Something That Humans...
Exude In Their Movements...

And In... CERTAIN CHOICES...
That Have Done MORE Than POISON... !!!

Yes... HUMANITY... !!!

When... ACCOUNTABILITY...
Is What NEEDS To INCREASE... !!!

Because These FALLACIES...
Are What Make Some Heads Feel...
That It’s Best To... "Conceal"...

Themselves Behind LIES...
And... FRAUDULENT Deeds... !!!

And The Need To Keep Choosing...

To AVOID Being TRUTHFUL...
Instead of Indulging...

... In All These...

......... “ EXCUSES “....... !!!
Kind of getting sick of hearing them now....
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I ... Fight For What's RIGHT...
And DEFY These VILLAINOUS...
...... Government Types...... !!!

Who Are... SHADY Like Slim... !!!
Making Moves In "The DARK"...
Under... Cover of Night... !!!

Words That I Write...
Give... REAL Life Insight...
And WHATEVER The Price...

I'll Fight For What's Right...
By Using... The FORCE...
And My... Lyrical MIGHT... !!!

I FORGOT My Light Sabre...
So I'll Just Use The Mic...
To Share Some Opinions...
And Try To Shed Light...

I Appear With NO ARMOUR...
But I Am The Black Knight... !!!

Whose Words Look For JUSTICE...
In This World of... DARK Times... !!!

ENTER... My Mind...
And Maybe You'll Find...
A Man Who BELIEVES...
In... PEACE For Mankind... !!!

A Time Where You Get...
What You Pay For NOT DEBT... !!!
Tax Just KEEPS RISING...
But STILL They COLLECT... !?!

They Say That This Money...
WILL... HELP Them PROTECT...

... " You and Your Fam "...
From TERRORIST Sects... !!!

It's LIES They INJECT...
While They STING Like Insects... !!!

These **** BUREAUCRATS...
REALLY... Make Me VEX... !!!

IT'S ALL A... " PRETENCE "...
Their Calls For... DEFENCE... !!!

Whenever It's Spoke of...
It Makes... Little Sense...
The THREAT That They Talk of...
Is CLEARLY... NONSENSE... !!!

It's ALL... " Song And Dance "...
WITHOUT... " Singalong "...

Sounds Like The SAME SONG...
But In Truth It's A CON... !!!

We're ALL Paying DOUBLE...
While Corporates Shuffle...

Cash To... " Their FRIENDS "...
While POOR People Stumble...

I Feel Like... " BAM BAM "...
WITHOUT... Barney Rubble... !!!

But When Their Bed ROCKS...
I Hope It's... NOT *****...
That Make Bureaucrats...
Have *** With Doors LOCKED... !!!

it's Just A... " Suggestion "...
To FUEL Your Digestion...

So... THINK VERY HARD...
And Ponder That Question...

Before You Decide...
To IGNORE What I'm STRESSING...

I Live With... " Gods' Blessing "...
To Pose You These Questions...
With Poetic Prose...
That IMPECCABLY Flows...

Like HAGLER Inflicting...
An... UPPER CUT Blow...
To KNOCK You OUT COLD...
In The... Middle of Winter...

or Maybe Just... BEAT YOU...
Like Marv' DID To MINTER... !!!

How Many of You...
Remember... THAT FIGHT... ?!?

That Was A BEATING...
That Brought Me DELIGHT... !!!!

Cos' Minter Was RACIST...
Before THAT Black Night... !!!!!!!!!!!!

Bottles Were THROWN...
By His PROUD English Fans... !!!

Who COULDN'T Believe...
He LOST To A Black Man... !?!

See... RACISM'S RIFE...
Within... Englishman... !!!

While Some Men...
BEAT UP Their WIVES... ?!?
Which I DON'T Understand... ?!?

Women NEED LOVE...
NOT Swinging Right Hands... !!!

From BULLIES Who CLAIM...
To... " LOVE Their Woman "... ???

So Ladies I'm Saying...
Fight For Your Rights TOO... !!!
But Let's Get Things CLEAR...

If You Marry A FOOL...
Expect NOTHING More...
Than Treatment Like A *****... !!!

Cos' That's What These Idiots...
... Think You Are For... !!!

Knelt Down In Bedrooms...
SPREAD OUT On ALL FOURS... !!!!

But Once You've LOST *** Appeal...
They're... OUT THE DOOR...
Cos' Interest In... YOU...
They DON'T Have ANYMORE... !!!

DON'T Then Treat ALL Men...
Like You NOW KNOW The Score... !!!

MISTAKES YOU Have Made...
You MUST LEARN From Fa' Sure... !!!!!

BFEORE You... " Walk In "...
Through Another Mans' Door... !!!

So Folks There's The Score...
This Piece Should ENSURE...
A Sense of What's RIGHT...
In Things That Are FLAWED... !!!

Poli-TRICKS To Racism...
To Acts of... Sexism...

But Let Me Just Add...
To Those Who Have YOUTH...

Be Thoughtful And WILLING...
To STOP NEEDLESS KILLING...
Cos' YOU Could FALL VICTIM...
And... End Up In PRISON... !!!

So THINK On This Prose...
Cos' Things Like This Happen...
To... INNOCENT Men... !!!

It's Time For An END...
To... ALL This NONSENSE... !!!

Put USE To YOUR MIND...
LOOK OUT For The SIGNS...

Listen To Songs...
Like The... " Sign 'O' The Times...

Prince Dropped REAL Lyrics...
Like James... " Out of Sight "... !!!

Do Like The Whites...
ALWAYS... " Be POLITE "...

But USE What They Teach You...

To.....

" Fight For What's Right ! "...
What can one say these days regarding such a thing as,
... " Fighting for what's RIGHT " ... ?

However, the fight MUST Continue !
.... and hopefully we'll find ways,
to find our way to doing what we know to be right !
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You May Be Good With LAND... ?
But That DOESN’T Mean...
That You’re Good With MAN...
Or INDEED... WOMAN... !!!

Or INDEED Of Course...
With... Your Children... !!!

And That RIGHT THERE...
Can Cause BIG PROBLEMS... !!!

But Let Me Move On...

You Might Be Good With CHICKS...
But NOT The Business of Raising Kids... !!!

You Might Be Good With RACISTS...
UNLESS You’re Someone Who Has DARK Skin... !!!

You May Be Good With Police...
... UNLESS Of Course...

You Get To Feel Their Knees...
Until You CAN'T BREATHE... !!!!!!!!!!

You May Be Good With Poetry...
But NOT Words Like These... !!!

To You... GEORGE FLOYD...
I Say... REST IN PEACE... !!!

Because Words Like THESE...
Are NOT GOOD To Read...
Or Indeed To... HEAR... !!!!!

Well It Seems A Lot of People...
Are Good With... FEAR... !!!

But Let Me Make This CLEAR... !!!

I’m NOT GOOD With YOU...
If That’s How You Move... !!!!!

I’m Pretty Good With …
.... THE TRUTH....
According To A FEW...

So Are You Good With LIES...
That AFFECT Your Life...
In Ways NOT SO NICE... !!!

Like The Type That Are Designed...
By... Governments Minds...

They’re Pretty Good With Things...
That Clearly...... STING...... !!!

So Are You Good With KILLING...
If It HELPS YOU LIVE...
Like Some SUPREMACIST... ?!!!?

Take A Minute And THINK...
About... THAT LYRIC... !!!

Because Quite A Few Seem...
To Be GOOD With THESE...
...... War Ceremonies...... ?!?

Even When They CELEBRATE...
PURE... KILLING Sprees...!?!

That INDULGE The Ideal...
That Wars Have Indeed...
Been A Good Thing For...
....... “ HUMANITY “......

Well That Now Seems...
To Be INSANITY To Me... !!!!!

Because...
If Your Good With Seeing...
... OTHER People BLEED...

Because of Their COLOUR...
... RELIGION Or CREED...

Let Me TELL YOU THIS...
You AIN’T Good With Me... !!!

So Are You...
Good With PEACE And UNITY... ?!?

You Best Be GOOD With THINKING...
BEFORE You..... AGREE... !!!

And Be Good With The TRUTH...
And..... REAL HONESTY..... !!!

In The Person You BE...
Or... CLAIM To Be... !!!

And That There Seems...
To Be A Good Place...
To... END This Piece...

It’s Actually Much DEEPER...
Than It’s Title Seems... !!!

It’s About A LOT Of Things...
But It’s About How You THINK... !!!

And The Things That You BELIEVE...
And Whether They Deal In REALITY... ?!?

So I’ll... Leave You With...
A Simple Question Like THIS...

“What Are You Good With ?”....
A good question for these days and times !
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Well It Seems That The Truth...
Is That A LOT of Pursuits...
AREN'T REALLY That Cool... !!!

Like The Pursuit of WEALTH...
ABOVE... Mental Health... !!!

And The Pursuit of FAME...
To Have Yourself Placed...
In A World Full of SNAKES...
Who Have... NO SHAME...
And Are MOSTLY... FAKE... !!!

Because Names In The Game...
DON'T Seem To Play STRAIGHT...

When It Comes To ****...
And Things That... STING...
For Them To Get In...
And Get STINKING Rich... !!!

A Pursuit That STINKS...
... Do You Get The Link... !?!

Because Industry Links...
Seem To Employ Tricks...
As Well As... RACISTS... !!!

And When It Comes To Kids...
Their Tricks Become SICK... !!!

Cos’ Their Pursuit of Them...
Has Caused PROBLEMS...
And Lead To... DEATHS... !!!

Because of The STRESS...
That Affect Young Heads...
When They Are Children... !!!

Because of ABUSES...
That MOGULS Be Using...
That Keep On ABUSING...
Just Like... PAEDOPHILES...
Who DON'T Seem To Stand Trial... !?!

Some Pursuits When Profiled...
Make Some People Act WILD... !!!

Like Those Who See ***...
As Something To GET...
NO MATTER What METHODS...
They Use For... *** Sessions... !?!

Many Are... FOUND...
To Pursue More Than HOUNDS...
With Those BASKERVILLE' Sounds... !!!
The DOC' And SHERLOCK...
PURSUE... Like Them COPS... !!!

Who CHOKE Men To DEATH...
When Their Knees Pressure Necks...
To Their Very LAST BREATH... !!!

Because Their Pursuits Lend...
Themselves To New Trends...
Like Those That NOW MATTER...
When Death Becomes BLACKER...
Than... Racist Attackers... !!!

You See Some Pursuits SHATTER... !!!

And Fuel PRETTY CHATTER...
That Pursues A New Chapter...
Where Black Folks Aren’t Left...
By Policemen For DEAD... !!!

You See This Poetry...
Is One That Yes Deals...
In..... REALITY.....

NOT... Pursuing POWER...
Like Those Who Now COWER...
In Bunkers Like Trumpers...
of... IGNORANT Numbers...

My Pursuit NEVER Slumbers...
Or... Pursues Those HUMMERS...
Like Suckers Now DUMBER...
Than Dumber And Dumber... !?!

It’s Really A WONDER...
Why People Pursue...
And... Do What They Do... ?!?

To IMPRESS... Be WELL DRESSED...
And Pursue What’s WORTHLESS... !?!

“It’s All Relative...”

Is What Some Would Suggest...

However To BETTER Your MIND...
... Is The Type...
of Pursuit I Now Like... !!!

Cos To Tell Y’all The TRUTH...
I’m TIRED of LIFE...
And Pursuing A Wife...
Good Times And Good Vibes...

Cos This Life’s Given PROOF... !!!
That It’s Best To Be SHREWD...

And To NOT Get TOO Cute...
When It Comes To The Moves...
You Pull To Be... “ COOL “...

It’s Like Pulling A Tooth... !!!

You Must Go To The ROOT...
of What Lies WITHIN YOU... !!!!!

So Be CAREFUL What You Choose...
And Be... WISE And ASTUTE...

When It... Comes Down To.....

....... “ What You Pursue “......
So many things that people pursue in life, but as the saying goes, sometimes, curiosity may well just **** the cat.........
Big Virge Sep 2020
Well Now It’s Pretty Clear...
And... OBVIOUS...

That PEOPLE LIKE THEM...
Really Cause PROBLEMS... !!!

Right From The Top Down...
... Political Clowns...
Whose Talk Should Be DROWNED... !!!

So Yes Those In Governments...
And Their Media Friends...
Are Those Who Indeed...
Are... “ People Like Them “...

Those Who LIE And DESTROY Lives... !!!
Because of Propaganda And Lies They Supply...
Like Oil Pipelines That Feed The Rich...
But Leave The POOR...
To Be Permanently Ditched... !!!

Like ******* With Glitches...
That ***** Their Business...
Like Figures Who SNITCH... !!!

Because... PEOPLE LIKE THEM...

Are QUICK To Enlist...
ANYTHING That Brings...
FREEDOM From STINGS...
That Have DARK Links... !!!

Like Blacks Who’ve Been Hanged...
By... Ku Klux Gangs... !!!

A... PROBLEM Breed... !!!
Where Racism Feeds... !!!

But People Like Them...
Are NOT ALONE...
In Their IGNORANCE... !!!

I’ve Met TOO Many Blacks...
Who Keep Running Chat...
As If Our History Is ERROR FREE... !?!

Such FALLACIES Create Energies...
That Stop Any Chance of BLACK UNITY... !!!

If You Don’t Believe Me Ask Talib Kweli’...
A Reality... That’s PLAIN To SEE... !!!

If You Don’t Believe...
In DENIAL And BELIEFS...
Somewhat Like THESE... !!!

“It Was Those White Peeps’,
And Their Evil Deeds,
And Hateful Schemes,
That Have Made Blacks Be,
How We Currently Be !”

Like Being CHOKED On Streets...
By... Policeman's Knees... ?!?

You See People Like Them...
Really Have PROBLEMS... !!!!!!

Just Like Africans Who Are Happy To Lend...
A Helping Hand To White Gentlemen...
For AFRICAN Lessons To Be Taught By THEM.. ?!?

About African Life...
It’s Terrain And Wildlife... ?!?

THINK About That Line...
Before You Start To Whine...
About Me Being One...
Who Loves Everything White... !!!

Because It’s People Like Them...
Who Like To Run Such Lines... !!!

To Make Their Blackness SHINE... !!!

When They DON’T EVEN Have Skin...
That’s... DARKER Than Mine... !!!

With Their LIGHT SKIN Wives...
Brown Skin Child And Westernised Lives... !!!
Who Don’t Recognise That Guys Like... “ I “...

Are The **** of JOKES...
For All Kinds of Black Folks...
Because People Like Them...
Like To Run Such Quotes...

About.....

How Dark We Are...
How Big Our Noses Are...
How Ugly We Are...

And That’s Just The START.. !!!.

People Like Them FAIL...
Because They Can’t Get Past...

Their Historical CLAIMS...

About.... Blacks Being Great...
When They Chose NOT To Listen...
To... GARVEYS' Vision... !?!

It’s... People Like Them...

Who’ve Now Embraced Systems...
That Are FAR DISTANCED.......................... ..................
From Being... " AFRICAN "... ?!?

... People Like Them...
Chat A LOT of NONSENSE... !!!

And Really Seem To THINK...
That They Know EVERYTHING... ?!?

Like ARROGANT Heads...
Who Lack Common Sense... !!!

Which Is Why I Now Write...
These... PRECISE Rhymes... !!!

That Require... NO DEFENCE... !!!
When It Comes To What I’ve Said...
About The Type of IGNORANCE...

That Now CLEARLY DEFINES...

Yup...

.... “ People Like THEM ! “....
In these days and times, people are making their positions and ideals clear, such conversations and visions, inspired this piece.
Lewis Wyn Davies Sep 2020
A single magpie
follows,
mocks my folly
down the silky path.
Watches me pass
old railway stations.
Hops around
mad vegetation.
Trembles like
a rabid dog in dirt.
Stands waiting
above tunnels
and unnamed bridges,
heading straight for
the south coast.

I exit the wood
with thumbs up.
Pull off my ear defenders
to let lobes
cool off
in oxygen pools.
Enter through the side door.
All rules abandoned
like dog tearing up fox.
We eat white loaves,
eggs poached,
plastic potatoes,
a couple of items off
the children's menu.
My appetite is applauded
and I'm thankful for
such a throwback feast.

Next, drowsiness
lets itself in.
Both chef and beast
access the same dream.
I'm left with
a handful of passions
and tattoos repeated.
Bite off *******.
Still chewing rings
when elder spits out
the only tongue
he's ever taught me
to imitate.

His knowing look
of devilish frenzy,
our cook wakes up
to nod along
with the crazy.
Dog jumps up
and licks master's chin.
Begin to think about
untouched piano keys
hidden behind that
golden mouth.
Hope for the carpet
finally retired.
Look through the
chintzy cabinet
filled with the same
**** since '86.
Imagine knocking out
that wall
my family is so afraid
to see fall.
Street becomes
a magpie nest.
Out of  
the warren's way.
Poem #9 from my collection 'A Shropshire Grad' is about hidden discrimination and coming to terms with seeing it among your own family circles.
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