"Arrogance ... or ... Self-belief ?" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 1/10/2005

"Arrogance" ... or ...
"Self-Belief" .... ??????  
 
Which of These ... ?  
Is Part of ... ME ... ?  
 
I Have An Idea ... !!!  
But ... What Do You See ... ?  
 
Some Have Said ...  
 
They See ... VANITY ... !!!!!  
 
Well For Many Years ...  
I Saw ..... UGLY ......  
 
Cos' That's What People ...  
........ Said To Me ........  
 
BIG NOSE ... BIG LIPS ...  
And .... " CroOKed Teeth " ....  
and YES .... Dark Skin ....  
Make Me ... COMPLETE ...  
 
But Nazis And ....  
Those In ... " White Sheets " ...  
Don't Think That .... I ....  
Should Walk The Streets .... !!!  
 
That's Why I NOW ....  
Have ... " SELF BELIEF " ... !!!!!  
 
NOT ... Arrogance ... !!!  
Or ...... " VANITY " ..... !!!!!
 
You Should Check ...  
Your ... " HIS-Story " ...  
 
I'm NO LONGER Gonna Be ...
........ Made To Feel ........  
 
Like I'm ... " Ugly " ... !!!!!  
 
By ... ANYONE ...  
Who's ... Fearing Me ...  
Because of Things ...  
They Hear Me Speak ...  
 
.... " YES " ....  
I Am ... SMART ... !!!!!  
And Have ... " BEAUTY " ... !!!!!  
 
Outside and ...  
Inside of ... ME ... !!!  
 
I Move With GRACE ...  
And ...... " DIGNITY " ........  
 
And Maintain THIS ....  
 
....... humility ........  
 
That's ... SELF-BELIEF ... !!!  
NOT .... " Vanity " .... !!!!! ....  
 
How Dare You Try ...  
To Say That's ... ME ... !!!!!  
 
ALI ... Showed Blacks ...
...... How To Be ...... !!!  
 
He Spoke His Mind ...  
And Touched Mankind ... !!!!!  
 
YES ... " Black and White " ...  
 
Even When They ....
.... " Criticised " .... !!!!!  
 
But Nowadays ....  
Those SAME White Guys ... ?  
Have Now .... Accepted ....  
 
He Was .... " WISE " ....  
 
... And ...  
 
" SHOCKED THE WORLD !!! " ...
 
When He Won Fights ...  
And PROVED His Words ...  
Were ... NOT JUST Rhymes ... !!!!!  
 
Some ... Would Say ...  
He Was ... " ARROGANT " ... !!!!!!  
 
Well ...  
I Would Say ...  
 
He Used BRAVADO ...
For ... " Defence " ... !!!  
 
While ... Many Think ...  
That Pounds and Pence ...  
Or ......... Even Worse ............  
 
YES ... Dollars and Cents ... !!!  
Make Them .... FEEL ....  
A Sense of .... " Strength " ....  

Kind of Like .... THOSE ....  
 
In .... " Parliament " .... !?!  
 
It's NICE To Hear ...  
 
... " A Compliment !!! " ...  
 
But ...  
If You Don't Want To ...  
 
DON'T GIVE ME ONE ... !!!  
 
Trust Me Son .....  
 
I'll ... Do It MYSELF .... !!!!!!!  
 
It Helps Me ... COPE ...  
With ... "My Problems" ...  
And ... Problems People ...  
Have With ..... ME ......  
Like Saying ... I'm Full of ...  
 
...... " VANITY " ...... !!!!!!  
 
That's ... NOT ME ... !!!  
 
But ...
Is That ... YOU ... ???  
 
Do You Feel ... ?  
You ... Have To PROVE ...  
That You're ... STRONG ...  
Just Like .... KING KONG .... !?!  
 
Don't You ... REMEMBER ... ?!?  
What Happened To Him ... !!!!!  
 
Women and Men ...
Should ... " OVER-stand " ... !!!!!  
 
You're Told You're WEAK .... !!!  
By ....  Government Man ....  
To Make You ... Feel ...  

That ...  
You Should Be ... PLEASED ... !!!  
 
That ...  
 
You Don't Have To BEG ...  
For Your ... Daily Meal ... !!!!!!!  
 
When ... MANY People ... !!!  
Get A ... " RAW DEAL " ... !!!!!!  
 
So ...
How Do Those Words ... ?  
Make You ..... " FEEL " ..... !?!  
 
I WON'T ... "conceal" ... !!!  
But Will ... REVEAL ... !!!!!!!  
 
The Man ... I See ... !!!!!  
 
A Man of ... Words ...  
Who Has Now ... Learned ...  
 
To Believe In ... " ME " ... !!!!!!  
 
NOT .... " Society " .... !!!!!!  
 
Cos' ... "Society" ...  
DOESN'T ... Want To See ... !!!  
 
A Man Like Me ...  
USE .... " Poetry " ....  
To Make Individuals ...  
Finally SEE ...

That ... "SELF BELIEF" ...  
 
ISN'T .... Vanity .... !!!!!!!  
 
Take A Look In Your Mirror ...  
And ... When You See ...  
 
An ... ARROGANT Glimmer ...  
Let VANITY ... " simmer " ...  
And Drift ........ Awaaaaaaayyyyyyy ................................................  
 
Like .....  
 
Watching Kids Play .....  
On A .... " Beautiful Day " .... !!!!!  
 
These Are .... " Words "  
To .... Help You Sway ...  

Your Mind .... AWAY ....  
From .............................................................. " ARROGANT WAYS " ... !!!!!!

See ....... SELF BELIEF .......  
Can Give ... Relief  ...  
 
And May Just HELP ...  
Your Mind To ... " REACH " ... !!!!!  
 
A Place of .... " HOPE "  
And ..... " Inner Peace " ......  
 
My Thanks Go Out ...  
To The ... " Master Jeff " ... !!!  
And The ... " Henry Family " ... !!!!!  
 
For Showing Me .... " LOVE " ....  
When I WASN'T ... " Loving Me " ... !!!!!  
 
These Are Words ...  
That Bring ... " Tears to my Eyes " ...  

Cos' They Take My Mind ...
Back To ... " Sad Times " ...
I Have Had ... "Within My Life" ... !!!
 
But Now I'm ... UP ... !!!!!!  
And Willing To ... FIGHT ... !!!!!!!!  
 
For .... " Peace and Love " ...  
Within ... " My Life " ... !!!
 
"Mum, rest in PEACE !  
I LOVE YOU STILL !  
More than any, Dollar Bill !"    
 
So Folks ....  
Let Me Ask You ?  
 
What Do You See ... ?  
 
An ... ARROGANT MAN ...  
of ..... " VANITY " ......  
 
Or A Man Who's ...  
... "EMBRACING" ....  
 
.... " SELF BELIEF " .... ?