"Poetry or Rap ?" ... A Poem written by Big Virge 18/9/2005

I Like A Good Poet ...
And LOVE A GOOD Rap ... !!!
 
But How Many People ...
Can Say They Do That ... ?!?
 
Many Write Stuff ...
That Huffs With NO PUFF ... ?!?
 
Others Write Stuff ...
That ... HITS Like A CUFF ... !!!

So Which Do You Prefer ...
Poetry Or ... Rap ... ???
 
Let's Take A Sec' ...
And Look Into That ... !!!
 
Aren't They The SAME ... ???
 
As The Saying Goes ...
" What's In A Name ? " ...
 
What Makes Them Different ... ?
Does ... Anyone Know ... ?
 
Well Here's ONE THING ...
Their ... Rates of PAY ... !!!
Rappers Get MILLIONS ...
For Things That They Say ... !!!
 
Which Poet Gets THAT ...
At The End of The Day ... ???
 
This Doesn't Seem ...
Very FAIR To Me ... !?!
 
Rappers Use A Tune ...
To Flow ... Poetry ...
 
But Many DON'T Help ...
Our ... Societies ...  
 
Of Course Some DO ...
And THAT IS COOL ... !!!
 
But Many Get Paid ...
For ... Acting The FOOL ... ?!?
 
That's ... NOT COOL ... !!!
 
They Need To Be SCHOOLED ...
In ... How To Make Moves ...
Before They ... "DROWN" ...
In Their New Swimming Pool ... !!!
 
But Poets DON'T Help ...
Themselves Sometimes ...
Can't A Poet Be GOOD ...
If They ... Utilise Rhyme ...
 
To Say Things That ...
UNSETTLE Weak Minds ...
By Talking About ...
Humanity's Crimes ... ???
 
That's The Way I'm Now Inclined ...
Even Though This Route ...
Has Got ... LANDMINES ... !!!
 
I'll Say NO MORE ...
Cos' I ................ Ignore ...
Those Who CLEARLY ...
... " KEEP The Score " ... !!!
 
So ... Poetry Or Rap ... ?
We're Back To THAT ... !!!
 
They Are The SAME ...
And That's A FACT ... !!!
 
I'm Making A Case ...  
For RAISING The Face ...
of Poets Who Talk ...
About ... TODAY ...
 
To Ensure That They ...
Can Get The PAY ...
That Makes Them Hit ...
Tomorrows' Front Page ...
 
Just Like RAPPERS When They RAGE ... !!!
And End Up In A Prison ... "CAGED" ... !!!
 
Would Poets Ever Be THIS Way ... ???
It's Clear They ARE Cos' Rap's The Same ...
Which Means That ... " A RAPPER " ...
Is Merely A POET With A DIFFERENT Name ... !!!
 
Do I Have To Say ...
THOSE Words ... AGAIN ... !!!
 
Well Here They Come ...
 
" What's In A Name ? " ...
 
Come ON People USE Your BRAINS ... !!!
Poets Have To Share The Blame ...
For USING Art To Bring Them FAME ...
 
Instead of RAISING Poetry's AIM ...
The Usage of Words To ELEVATE Brains ...
Or MINDS You See ... " What's In A Name ? " ...
 
SORRY ... I've Gone Back Again ... !!!
Let's MOVE ON To The Question Chaps ...
 
" Poetry ... or ... Rap "
 
We Should LOOK BACK ...
Shelley Or Keats ...
Or Rhymes To A Beat ...
BOTH Are Forms of Poetry ... !!!
 
... As ARE THESE ... !!!
Dylan, Simone, Marley To Ali ... !!!
 
And What The Hell YES ... EVEN Me ...
Have Used This Art Called ... " Poetry " ... !!!!
 
From Blues To Calypso ...
To ... Jazz Laden Beats ...
ALL Have Been Touched ...
By Some GREAT POETRY ... !!!
 
See Poetry Could EVEN Be ...
As Obscure As THIS ...
A ... SPORTS Victory ... !!!
 
"Float Like A Butterfly !
Sting Like A Bee !"
 
Words of ... " Ali's " ...
Were ... TRUE Poetry ... !!!
 
Just Like His Fights ...
When He Was At His PEAK ... !!!!!
 
He Used Poetry ...
When He Chose ...
... NOT TO SPEAK ... !!!!!
 
Cos' Ali In Motion ...
Was Something To See ... !!!
 
So What Was The Question ... ?
YES ... Poetry Or Rap ... ???
 
Or For You Hip Hoppers ...
Rappers Or ... Emcees ... ???
Come On People PLEASE ... !!!
 
I'm With KRS ...
I PREFER ... Emcees ... !!!
 
Those Who In TRUTH ...
Master Ceremonies ... !!!
 
That's Something I Hope ...
To ... One Day Achieve ...
A Day When The MASSES ...
... KNOW My Poetry ...  
 
Call It What You WANT ... !!!
They're ONE And The SAME ... !!!
 
DON'T Fall IN ... " The Trap " ...
of ... ISSUING Names ... !!!
 
Or Giving Out CAPS ... !!!
Cos' There ISN'T A Difference ...
 
Between ....
 
... " POETRY And RAP " ...
 
From Virges' World Vol. 1
 
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