You Fill Us All With Pride
(a tribute to the talent and the ’JaZwing’ of Jamaican athletes) Jamaican spirit, with a heart of goldAthletes so strong, so proud and boldUniting Jamaicans wherever they areJamaican sun, Jamaican star The blazing and amazing, Jamaican teamFulfilling for all the Jamaican dreamThe world celebrates jump and shoutWe name Jamaican everybody chat bout And when wi […]
Usain Bolt
Beijing Olympics 2008August the 16th was the exact dateMen’s hundred metre final, Bolt first across the lineIn a world record time of 9.69 And him never just come first, him decimate the fieldAll the other athletes saw of him was him back and him boot heelEven though him slow down and lick him chest and […]
Yuh Get Through? : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 50
With the new apartment and other expenses I needed more money. I also wanted to change my car. I was going to ask for a raise. I had a degree but was still getting paid like a high school student. I tried my best to move up the ladder and into management but I have not […]
Jamaica win di race
So Miriam yuh noh hear what gwaan dung a Berlin?Mi dear di bway Bolt noh mash up worl recard and tingDi Jamaicans gallop lef di hole a dem wey come fi challengeDi lan weh gi birt to Quarrie, McKenley and Merlin’ When dem line dem up an sey dem fi get pan dem markWhen gun […]
Drama : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 49
It took me four months before I opened the letter from Tami. It was after having a disagreement with Rosa over the time she spends with me. I was angry and felt I had nothing to lose so, see what was in the letter. I was sure Tami was had revealed her love for me […]
Growing Up Like A Jamaican – Too Busy Ah Follow Fashion
Is it me or has personal style gotten out of hand? I can understand self expression but the line between what’s appropriate for school, at home or at work have been completely blurred. What I fear is that once it’s time for young adults to go out in the real world and support themselves they […]
So Mom’s visiting from Jamaica
It’s been 3 years since we’ve seen her and while we are happy to, she’s only been here 3 days and we are ready to send her on her way. First, she raised hell about the 30lbs of pork that we have in the deep freeze. (she’s 7th Day Adventist….)Frankly, we are not and we […]
Youth
Youth was once my dearest friend,Youth went away before I knew Nor do I know the reason why; Youth went I know not whereAnd left me weak and worn, I fear. We went up a mountain together ,Youth came not down with me; With Youth, I rode the whales And swam the Northern Seas; With Youth, I scaled Mount Everest, Traversed the Sahara’s sands And planted the […]
Riding On The Merri-Go-Round
Once some gents met for a debate;Though not all were mad, think you not,The merr-go-round was the venue,On a topic they could not decide. “To solve this simple equation!” the teacher pondered.“If X relates to Y, then what is the answer to Y?”“I could not say prayers today!” moaned the priest,“I believe I left them […]
Do Dreams Really Come Through? : Memoirs Of An Illegal Alien Part 48
The handcuffs were tight and as I moved they felt like they would cut through my skin. I wiggled to get comfortable. I knew I should now have gone down to the immigration office. It felt like a set up but the thought of getting a USA passport was too good to pass up. I […]