"Back On Track" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 28/2/2006

I'm ... " Back On Track " ...
DESPITE The Fact ...
That Some Believe I'm NOT ... " The Man " ... !?!

THE MAN With Words To FEED The HERDS ...
So I Think It's Time We Looked At THAT ... !!!

Could It Be Because They THINK It's RAP ... ?
Or Could It Be ... Because I'm BLACK ... !?!

Surely NOT ... !!!
SUCH Racist Plots Are CLEARLY WRONG ...
And Nowadays DO NOT ... Belong ... !!!!!

So THEY ... " SAY " ... !?!

Our Heads of State ...
And THOSE Who Run Poetry Functions ... ?!?

I KEEP Hearing The SAME OLD Thing ... !!!

"Read at Poetry Slams, see if you can win !"

WHY ...
When MOST Are Probably ... " RIGGED " ... !!!

Like MOST Competitions The WINNER .... " is " ....
RARELY The One Who SHOULD Get PICKED ... !!?!!

TRUST Me On This They're Mostly Fixed ...
I DON'T Write To WIN A ... " Prize " ... !!!

I Write To TRY To FEED Young Minds ... !!!
So They CAN SEE THROUGH Modern LIES ...
And THOSE Who Try To KEEP THEM ... "blind" ... !!!

But The PROBLEM IS ...
To Get To The ........................................................................ Kids .........

You NEED To Write Things That DO NOT Link ...
Your Train of Thought To ... POLITICS ... !!!

Poets Now Face ... " Censorship " ...

DON'T Be ... RACIST ... !!!
DON'T Be ... A TERRORIST ... !!!!
And TOP of The List ...

DON'T SPEAK ... If ...
You Are ... HOMOPHOBIC ... !!!!!!

So That's Their Game ...
I CAN'T Get In Because I'm NOT Gay ... !?!

Is it Now A CRIME ...
For A Man To Be STRAIGHT ... ?!!!?

Now It WOULDN'T BE FAIR To DISCRIMINATE .... !!!!!!!
On The Basis of My ... STRAIGHT SEX Ways ... !?!?!

Okay OKAY That's A Lil' .................. FAR Fetched .............
But COWBOY Gays ... WHATEVER Next ... ?!?!?

My Poetry Flows ...
And I've Been Told By Those Who Run Shows ...

"My poetry scrolls are good to go !"

"It's a little bit long, and is quite strong, but is quite good."

"So what's stopping you, from putting my prose
on public view, what's your excuse ?"

"There's a waiting list !"

"Waiting for what !"

"A waiting list, to get a stage spot."

"You people are worse than the NHS !
More excuses than beds, will I get respect, when I am dead ?"

I'm NOT Happy With THAT ... !!!

So AM Back On Track And WON'T Give Up ...
Til' I'm Earning CASH For Reciting FACTS ... !!!!!

I'm Feeling REFRESHED ...
And Ready And WILLING To FACE Your Tests ...

DISRESPECT ... And ALL The Rest ... !!!!!

While You SNAKES KEEP Cashing Cheques ... !!!
The PEOPLE NEED Me But DON'T Know It YET ... !!!

Because of YES THESE ... "Poetry Sects" ...
Who USE Black Poets CAUGHT IN ... "Their Web" ... !!!

Who STAND Alongside George Bush Type Whites ... !?!
Well They May Find They'll NEED My Rhymes ...
When THEIR OWNERS Decide To END Their Ride ... !!!

So If You Didn't Know BEFORE ...
NOW YOU KNOW The Score ... !!!!!

I'm A STAND ALONE Guy ...
Who ISN'T AFRAID To Speak MY MIND ... !!!!!

So WHO In The END ...
Makes Doors OPEN Are They ... " ALIENS " ... ?!?

Like SOMEONE Said ... " THAT Is The Question ? "

Resistance Is FUTILE But It's Time For ACTION ... !!!
Because Things RIGHT NOW Are Far From ................................................ FUN ... !!!!!

So Where EXACTLY Should I GO To Be ... EXPOSED ... ?
And Become WELL KNOWN I Hope It's NOT The ... " Twilight Zone " ... !!!!!

"Listen up mate, try far away !

Man This AIN'T ... " Star Wars " ... !!!!!!!
But Like James Dean I Guess I'm A REBEL WITHOUT A ....... Cause.

That's Just A Clue As To How I'm Viewed ...
My FREEDOM of THOUGHT Seems To Be AN ISSUE ... !?!

"His poetry is a little bit free !
A little too free for the BBC !"

CENSORSHIP of Speech Has ALWAYS Been ...
Right Alongside Civil Liberties ...

ESPECIALLY ... For THOSE Like ME ... !!!!!

" DON'T Talk About THIS ... !!!
DON'T Talk About THAT ... !!! "

Attitudes Like THIS ...
May Leave Us ... "TRAPPED" ... ?!?

REMEMBER Folks PLEASE ... " Mind The GAP " ... !!!

Poetry Cliques Will ALWAYS Be AFRAID of Poets Like Me ...
A TRULY RARE Breed Who Want To Be FREE .....................................
From CONFORMITY And ... PROCESSED Speech ... !!!

Well As ALWAYS It's Fair To Say ...
Words From My Head That Reach ... My Pen ...
WILL Cause OFFENCE To ... "Poetry Sects" ...

And That's Why ... ME ...
They WON'T ............................................................... Accept ...............

"Retract those facts,
or Virge your words will not be heard !
You're far too smart to be so black !"

Well What A SURPRISE ...
We're Back To THAT ... !!!

I'm Sorry Folks ...
These Days I Feel It's ALL A Joke ...

Why Try To CRAMP The Man I AM ... ?!?
Or CENSOR Things On My Notepads ... ?

There's CLEARLY ... " A Few " ...
Who ... DON'T Want That ... !!!

Let People SPEAK Before Things ... COLLAPSE ... !!!!!

So That Poetry And FREEDOM of SPEECH ...
Can STILL Be FREE .............................................

And Just Like Me ... Be .....

..... " Back On Track " .....