"Smile" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 13/3/2006

A Friend Saw Me ...    
and Said ...  
   
"Virgil, you can smile !!!"
   
I Laughed And Then DID ... !!!    
 
Came Home And Then Decided ...    
To Write A ...  " Little Poem " ...   
About This ... " Smile Subject " ...    
   
After Thinking ... For A While ...................................    
   
What ... ON EARTH ... !!?!!    
Do I Have To ... " Smile About " ... ?!?    
   
I'm Better Off ... Than Many ...    
In This There Is ... NO DOUBT ... !!!!!    
   
I'm Not ... " HOMELESS " ... !!!    
But STILL Have A NEED ...    
To ... SCREAM And SHOUT ...   
And Let MY ... ANGER OUT ... !!!    
   
About The Way ... I'm Treated ...    
Especially When ... " I FROWN " ...    
 
Because of Things ....    
STILL ... Happening ... !!!    
Across ... SO MANY TOWNS ... !!!!!    
   
Like Some Have Said    
   
Being .....
 
Black and Poor ...    
 
Is Gonna Be  .....    
PAINFUL ... For SURE ... !!!!!    
   
Being Black And ... " RICH " ...    
May Ease ... Your Pain ...    
A ..... "little bit" .....    
   
But .....    
WON'T Change The Colour ....    
of The Skin ... You're IN " ... !!!    
   
Or  JUDGEMENTS Made ...    
By .... " RACISTS " ....    
 
Who ... "hide their" ...  
... "Opinions" ... !!!!!    
   
They're ... QUICK To ...    
... " RUN THEIR LIPS " ... !!!   
   
"Look at him, he's stinking rich !    
and still has got, a chip !!!"
   
"A chip because, I don't say, HI,    
and greet you with, a grin !    
Listen son, those days are gone !"    
   
"Why, thank you boss,    
for giving me, that, nice big    
burning cross, without it,    
I would sure get lost !    
It was so nice to see the light,    
in the middle of the night,    
it shined so bright,    
almost gave me a fright !    
It made me, GRIN my teeth !    
and find a smile, when hung up by,    
those nice white guys !    
Who then took time,    
to rape my child !"    
   
"Well things have changed,  
so, give us a smile !"    
   
"You are, deranged !  
and in denial !    
What makes you think,    
I should give you a smile,    
when racists now, have,    
different styles ?    
They talk with us,    
like we are brothers,    
but, if we touch    
their, white sisters,    
watch how quick,  
they change their stance !!!"  
   
" THAT'S MY SISTER MATE ! "
   
"Okay Okay,    
I know that man !   
Her tits are great !"    
   
"WHAT DID YOU SAY !    
LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT !    
YOUR GENES AREN'T WELCOME    
IN OUR RACE !"
   
"Hold up now son !  
It's okay for you, to shoot your cum,    
way up in, black womens' bums,    
just like you have always done,    
since the days, when blacks were slaves !    
Your defence would seem,   
to have no case ?    
Meantime, a smile    
should cross my face ?    
You'll excuse my choice,    
to reject that ploy !  
If I look, somewhat annoyed !    
Please understand, my lack of joy,    
when facing, New Age Racist Ways !"
   
This Issue ... ISN'T ... !!!!!    
Something New ... But in 2K6 ...    
Needs To Be ... DISMISSED ... !!!!!!    
   
Treating ... MY SKIN ...    
Like A ... God Damned Sin ... !?!    
Is Merely Where ...    
The STRAIN Begins ... !!!!!    
   
" Economists " ...
    
Enlist Racists .....    
   
From ...  
Days of Using ...    
 
... " Slavery Ships " ...    
 
Right To ... Todays' ...    
... Job Markets ... !!!    
   
"Subtle" ... Tricks ... !!!    
Thrown In The Mix ... !!!!!    
   
Leave So MANY ...    
In A ... " FIX " ... !!!!!!    
   
ESPECIALLY THOSE ...    
On The ... " BLACKLIST " ... !!!!!    
   
Those Who ... DON'T ...    
Do As ... " They're TOLD " ... !!!    
   
When Seeing How ...    
Their ... Pay Rise slows ............................................................
    
While Their White Counterpart's ...    
Pay Packet ..... " GROWS " ..... !!!?!!!    
   
DON'T EVEN TRY ... !!!    
To Say ... It AIN'T SO ... !!!    
   
I'm SURE I'd Find ...    
If We Took A ... " Poll " ...    
   
That .... " IMBALANCES " ...    
Would Soon Be ... SHOWN ...    
And ... " Certain Covers " ...    
Would Get ... BLOWN ... !!!!!!    
   
But Hey ... OF COURSE ...    
I Should Wear A ... " SMILE " ... !!!    
   
And Keep On Walking ...    
My .... " BLACK Mile " ....  
 
While ... " INNOCENT " ... ?!?    
   
While ...  
Some ... " White Gents " ...    
ENJOY .... Themselves .... ???    
With ... " Young CHILDREN " ... !!!!!!
    
Having Been EMPLOYED ...    
   
By ..... " GOVERNMENT " ..... !?!?!?!    
   
Now ....    
If They Were ... " BLACK " ... ?    
   
Would They Have Been Used ... ?    
And ... Government Backed ... ?!?!?    
   
I'll ... Let You Stew ........................    
And ... Think On That ..............................................    
   
The ...
 
Cards In The Pack ...    
Are ... CLEARLY STACKED ...    
Against Those ... Who Attack ...    
If They Are .... " Black " ....    
And Speak Their Mind ...    
 
Through ...  
Prose ... Or Rhyme ...    
   
I Guess That's ...  ME ... !?!    
   
The ... Frowning Man ...    
Whose Poetry DOESN'T...    
FIT ..... " Their Clan " .....    
   
The ... " Poetry Pros " ... !!!!!    
Which ... Goes To Show ...    
What I Said .... BEFORE ....    
Should NOT Be ................. Ignored ............... !!!!!!    
   
My Poetry Speaks ...    
About ... " Separatist Cliques " ...    
And Their ...  " Hierarchies " ... !!!!     
   
..... Racist Police ..... !!!!!!    
And ... " Corporate Thieves " ... !!!!!!    
   
And CLEARLY Shows ...    
...... " Dexterity " ......    
Intellectual Speech ....    
   
And ... " Qualities " ...    
BEYOND ... Their Reach ... !!!!!    
   
That's Why They're ...    
..... CLEARLY .....    
   
" Blocking Me " .... ?!?    
   
From ... "Being Seen" ....    
Through ... TV Screens ...
Or ... Being Heard ...  
On ... " Radio 3 " ... !!!    
   
That's .... The Way ....    
it's .... Always been .... !!!    
   
While Some People ...    
KEEP ... Telling Me ...    
   
"Virgil, you are so lucky !" 
   
I Don't Have Time ...    
To Explain My Life ... !!!    
   
But When You Have ...    
A Mind Like ... MINE ...    
   
" Blessed With " ...    
Some ... " Intelligence " ...    
   
Allied To ... My Deference ...    
And ... Basic Use of ...    
   
... " Common Sense " ...    
   
The Things I've Seen ...    
Within ... " MY LIFE " ...    
   
Makes It HARD ...    
   
For Me To ...    
   
..... " SMILE " .....    
     
Listen Here :  
 
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