I Am Every Jamaican

I am every Jamaican Black gyal, chiny gyal, Indian gyal, white What are you? They ask Hand outstretched to touch And then retracted And I smile with a knowing air And say… “I am every Jamaican”   Proud woman, hard working man, strength, hardship, laughter What drives you? They ponder As we work hard for […]

Quitting : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 15

The period right after that first kiss from Sherry-Ann started out as one of the best times since leaving Jamaica but quickly became one of the worst. The bad started the next day. Mary sue and I still One week later I came home to find a letter in from the Social Security Administration addresses […]