"Troubled Times" ... A Poem written by Big Virge

We're now in some ....
" Troubled Times " ... !!!

So many crimes ... !!!
and yet ... we keep ...
"ignoring" .... SIGNS .... !!!!!

i have a ... Good Friend ...
who's ... Always said ...

"People ignore ...
until it happens to ...
.... THEM ...."

Until ... They face
MAJOR ... Problems ...

or until ... They See ...
A ... BITTER END ... !!!!

Like ... Losing a child ...
cos' of ... Paedophiles ... !!!!!

Or .... GRIEVING .... !!!
cos' they had to ... Dial ...
........... " 999 " ...........  !!!!!

but .....
Here's the ... Crime ... !!!

Your ... "Loved Ones'" ... Life
has now ... " Flatlined " ... !!!!! ...

cos ... you were told to ...
....  " Hold The Line ! " .....

People Die ....
Okay ... that's fine ...
but ... Something's FLAWED ... !?!
in ...... " New Designs " .....

Police ... CLAIM ...
to ... " Save Our Lives " ...
but ... RARELY ... !!!!! ...
Get to us ... In Time ...

Unless ... You're WHITE ...
Then ... You're Alright ... !!!

CHECK ... The Stats ...
I'll Bet ... I'm Right ... !!!!!

But ... COLOUR ...
Ain't ... The Point ... of this ...
It is a .... " Factor " ....

.... Don't Dismiss .... !!!

What i'm saying ... is ...
I ... ABHOR ... !!! ...
Those who are ...

ABOVE ... the law ...

If I ... SHOT ...
Someone ... in ... DEFENCE ... !!!

I'm bound to get ...
A LONG ... Sentence ...

Behind Bars ....
and ... STUCK ... In Jail ... !!!!
with ... NO CHANCE ...
of getting .... BAIL ....

But ......

Here's ... THE THING ... !!!

When ... INNOCENTS DIE ...
from ... Police Shootings ... !!!

Police don't seem to ...
Feel ... " The Sting " ... ?!?

Like ... The Bereaved ... !!!
of their ... Victim ... !!!!! ...

They just get ....
" Holiday Outings " ...
and .... "Protection" ....
for their ... " Killings " ...
and .... ASSAULTS .... !!!!!!

while ... Men like me ...
are told to ..... " HALT " ..... !!!

"Excuse me sir,
is this your car ?"

"Nah, it came from
a shooting star !!!
and before you ask,
i'm really from Mars !"

"Serg, this fella !!!
Thinks he's smart !!!"

"Right, let's call,
The National Guard !"

"What, just for ME !!!
Don't shoot me please !!!
I don't want, an autopsy !!!"

"Right, are you gonna come,
quietly, cos we're arresting you,
for, too much cheek !!?!!"

"Okay Okay !!!
but, take these handcuffs,
off my feet !!!"

Did you find ... ?
Those words ... Funny ... ?

Well .... If you did ...
You just don't see ...
that this is the start ...
of ... " TRAGEDIES " ... !!!

Blacks who ... DIE ...
in .... "Custody" ....
instead of reaching

... Eighty Three ... !!!!!

So far ....
This has ... Not been me ...
But ... Now I write ...
... " True Poetry " ...

Will they come ....
" Looking " ... for me ... ?!?

It's a matter of time ....
Let's wait and ... SEE ...
which .... " Policy " ....

I infringe ...
Like ... Muhammad Ali ... !!!!!

Freedom of speech ...
is what we ... need ... !!!!!

In ... "Troubled Times" ...
such as ... THESE ... !!!!!

On ... local streets ...
I Don't ... wanna hear ...
....... FREEZE ....... !!!!!
Like ... some cop show ...
On My ..... " TV " ......


TV INFECTS ... Mentalities ... !!! ...
Be Careful ... what you watch ...

I'm ... Begging You ...
..... PLEASE ..... !!! .....

From ... Satellite Feeds
To ... London's Streets ...

That's why ... NOW ...
I'm trying to ... LEAVE ... !!!

and find a ... BETTER ...
Place to be ... !!! ...

Without ... GREED ... !!!
and ..... POVERTY ... !!!

"WAKE UP V !!!
You're in a DREAM !!!"

"Leave me !!!
Let me, fall asleep,
and just recline,
and, ease my mind,
before I find, myself resigned
to fall victim, of ........"

" Troubled Times " ...