Like Most People I Like … " APPLAUSE "
But NOT From Those Whose Conscience Gnaws .... Away At Them … !!!!!

Who Do It Just To Fit and Blend ...
With Those Who LIKE The Words I Write … !!!!

So Listen Up If You Don't Like My Spoken Words Or Those I Write …
Do What's Right DON'T Applaud TRUST ME That's FINE … !!!!!

Don't Give FALSE Cheers Let's Get THIS CLEAR … !!!

I DON'T Believe In False Veneers …
Cos' Those With Them Are Quick To … " SNEER " … !!!!!

I've Seen It Done A Thousand Times This Seems To Be A Part of Life … ?
Don't Applaud Just To Be Nice Or Even WORSE To Be ... " Polite " ... !!!!!

Polite Can Mean A Number of Things Like TACTFUL Yes … !!!
Which May Mean That They're NOT Impressed ...
And Say NICE Things That WON'T Upset … !!!

"Oh dear, that sounds like most poets !
Those who are, yes, self-obsessed !"

Many of Them When They Applaud …
Are Simply This … Applauding FRAUDS … !!!!!!

Who HATE To See Good Poetry ...
Cos' This Could Mean The END of Their DELUDED Dreams … !!!!!

This Of Course Could Include ME … ?!?

I'm Afraid NOT If Your Words Do NOT Impress …
...... I'll Tell You STRAIGHT ...... !!!!!

"You need to change professions mate !!!"

But If I Like The Things You Write ... ?
I'll Try To Quote Some of Your Lines …

But If I Can't ... DON'T Be Surprised … !!!
It's Hard Enough Remembering MINE … !!!!!!!!!
The Key Thing Is ... I Think You'll Find …

I'll Give Applause …
But NOT Like Those Mentioned Before …. !!!
Whose FAKE Applause Should Be Ignored …

Their Actions YES I Do ABHOR ... !!!
Cos' ALL They Do Is Keep DUD Scores … !!!

And Call For Those Whose Form of Prose …
Will Stunt The Growth of Shows They Host.

Lyrical Woes ...
You Know They Go So TERRIBLY Low … !!!!!

Like Those Who Clap Within A ... " Claque " ... !!!!!

"A hired body of applauders, in a theatre"

Like Those Who Go To … " Farrago Slams " …
Or Probably Those That Go To … " The Cellar " …

DAMN ......
Applauding FRAUDS Are EVERYWHERE Man … !!!!!

Even UNPLUGGED Becomes A SHAM …
When False Applause Is What's Asked For … ?!?
Words Like Those Will ROCK Some Jaws … !!!

And Won't Get Me Inside ... " Their Clique " …
Or Their Shows … " Oh, What a BLOW " ... !!!

I Guess My Prose Just Does NOT Get Enough APPLAUSE …
For Them To Give My Words … " The CALL " … !!!

EXCUSES Yes ... I've Heard Them ALL … !!!!!

" Too Black !!! "
" Too Tall !!! "

" I'm waiting for Virgil to call at my event,
and watch the people I present !"

And THIS Of Course …

"Virge doesn't make people applaud !"

That's NOT What Poets Are Here For … !?!

Spoken Words Or ... Other Sorts …
Those Like Me ... Provoke DEEP THOUGHT …
And DO NOT WANT CONTRIVED Applause … !!!!!

There's Still A Few Who Share My View …
And CLEARLY Do Have STRONG BELIEFS … !!!!
About How Poetry SHOULD BE ….. !!!!!!!!

Sometimes It NEEDS TO BE ANGRY ...
And Should Reflect ... " REALITY " … !!!!!

It Should Be Sweet And Flow With Beats ...

That's HIP HOP ... !!!!!
And NOW WE KNOW The Youth RESPECT …

Poets Who ROCK … !!!
Promoters Should WATCH …
They Might Be SHOCKED … !!!

Poetry NEEDS Controversy … !!!
And This Will Bring BIG CASH Money … !!!!!
From Simple Use of Fluent Speech … !!!

But Let Me Guess … !?!
They've Got The BEST Within The UK's Poetry Scene ….. !!!!!!

How Can This Be What ... NO Big V … !!!

Sorry … " BIG VIRGE " ...
A Man With TRULY Conscious Words … !!!!

They Know It's True And Yet They Choose ….
To …................................................. Ignore Me ……

They're Being RUDE … !!!!!
So Words Like These Are Just To PROVE …

I'm Watching YES They're Every Move … !!!!!
I'm Sure They Think I'm NOT That Great … !!!
But Listen Close They've Made Mistakes … !!!!!

My Hearing's FINE There Have Been Times I've Heard Them Try …
To Act As Though They Like The Way My Wordplay's Styled ...
But Still Won't Have My Name … " Headlined " …

If That's The Way They Are Inclined …

It's NOT A Stress ...
They Can Bring Their BEST And I'll Take The TEST … !!!!

Let's START The WAR Cos' Now I'm SORE … !!!
And Think It's Time To … HOT UP Floors …
And See Which Names Bring In The Hoards … !!!

That's The Way To YES ... Keep Score … !!!!!
And STOP This Phoney ... FAKE …

........... " Applause " ….........