"What Do You See ?" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 7/3/2005

So ... What Do You See ... ?  
When You Look At Yourself ... ?    
     
Do You See An ... " Image " ... ?      
Or A ... " Picture of Health " ... ?    
     
Or The FAKEST of People ...      
Who'd Rather See WEALTH ... ?!?   
     
Dunno Bout' You ... ?    
But I See  A Brother ...    
Who's From A HARD School ... !!!    
     
A School of ... " Hard Knocks " ...    
Surrounded By FOOLS ... !!!!!!    
     
Some Who've Been DROWNED ...    
In This ... " Western Whirlpool " ... !!!!    
     
See It's EASY To Blame ...   
My Problems On Colour ...      
But These Days I Feel ...    
Like Problems I've Got ...    
Come From Sisters And Brothers ...      
Who Live For ... " THEMSELVES " ...    
     
REGARDLESS of Colour ... !!!!!      
     
But DON'T Get Me Wrong ... !!!    
Being Black Can Be TOUGH ... !!!!!    
     
Cos' White Folks Just USE Us ...    
And Place Us ... " In Cuffs " ...      
     
But People Are People ... !!!    
Some Blacks Do The Stuff ...    
That Leads Me To Thinking ...    
     
Some Blacks You CAN'T TRUST ... !!!!!    
     
Ashes To Ashes or Dust To Dust ...    
When I Look At MYSELF ...    
Sometimes I Just CUSS ... !!!    
     
Why Am I In This Form ... ?!?    
Why Am I NOT The Norm ... ?!?    
     
And ...  
What's With These Racists ... ???    
Who Wish I ... WASN'T Born ... ?!?!?    
     
Is What You See REAL ... ???    
Or ... "Do You Conceal" ...    
The Truth From Yourself ...      
     
While You Eat ...    
... " Wagon Wheels " ... !?!?!
     
That Line Was A  JOKE ... !!!    
But That Verse Provokes ...    
     
A .... " REALITY CHECK " ...    
For ... ALL of You Folks ... !!!    
     
This Here Is A Poem ...    
That's Searching For TRUTH ...    
     
So Are You ... " Pretentious " ... ?  
Or .... Are You Just YOU ... ?    
     
And What Does That Mean ... ?!?    
Can YOU DEFINE ... YOU ... !?!    
     
Or Are You A VICTIM ... ?    
Redundant of PROOF ...    
That What You Believe ...    
Confirms You As TRUE ... !!!!!    
     
TRUE ... In Your Actions ...      
TRUE ... In Your Thoughts ...   
TRUE ... In The Luxuries ...    
That You Have Sought ... ???    
     
See These Are The Questions ...    
WE ALL ... Have To Face ... !!!    
But ... Do You FACE Them ... ?    
in The ... Cold Light of Day ... ?    
     
Or Do You See Them ... ?    
But Still ........  "Shy Away" ...    
     
Then ... Jump On A Train ...    
For A ... QUICK Away Day ...      
     
But That's NOT The Ticket ... !!!    
These Are ... " Poetic Lines " ...    
With ... NO Need To Picket ... !!!    
     
It's PAINFUL I Know ...    
To ... Spiritually Go ...    
To The Depth of ...    
     
..... " Your Psyche " .....    
     
Without Some New Nikes ... !!!    
     
Are You Laughing ... " Politely ... ?    
Or Maybe ... You Might Be ... ?    
     
Listening ........ Silently ...................    
     
Cos' That Line Just Might Be ... ?    
PIERCING .... " Your Psyche " ....    
     
You DON'T Have To Like Me ...    
I'm ... Used To That Now ...    
     
But LIKING YOURSELF ...    
Is ... What I'm About ... !!!    
     
Cos' If You Like YOU ... !!!    
You'll Like Others Too ... !!!    
And This Will Pass On ...........    
To Those Who Have ... " Youth " ...    
     
Cos' They NEED THE TRUTH ...      
To Make The Right Moves ...    
And Then Our Society ...      
Might Just .... IMPROVE .... !!!!      
     
A Poem Like This ...    
Can Cover So Much ...    
     
Not Just ... Such and Such ...    
     
But Deep-Rooted FEARS ... !!!    
We ALL  Need To Touch ... !!!    
     
Like ....    
What's REALLY In You ... ?    
What's REALLY In Me ... ?    
     
How Doing These Things ...    
Can Set Our Minds FREE ... !!!    
     
FREE of ........ Constraints ....    
That CONTROL How We Be ...    
     
FREE To Create ...    
A World FULL of Peace ...      
 
Freedom To Greet ...    
EVERYBODY We Meet ...      
From London To Paris ...    
To ... " Sesame Street " ...    
     
Now This FINAL Verse ...    
Should Make This COMPLETE ... !!!    
     
Be ... TRUE TO YOURSELF ... !!!    
Be ... REAL WITH YOURSELF ... !!!    
     
ACCEPT In Yourself ....    
The Cards You Have Dealt ... !!!    
And When You've Done This ...    
Take A Look At Yourself ...    
     
And If You Feel ... FREE ... !!!    
Have A ... Smile To Yourself ... !!!!!    
     
Stretch Out Like A TREE .... !!!      
Be Who You Be For ETERNITY .... !!!!!!    
     
And This I Am Hoping ... ???    
Will Make You ... HAPPY ... !!!    
     
Then ... REMEMBER ME ... !!!    
     
The Brother ... BIG V ...      
And REMEMBER This Piece ...    
     
Called ......    
     
" What Do You See ? "
 
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