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Tan a Yu Yaad Covid-19

LAWD GAD!!! WEY YU SEY? WI BOUT TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER EPIDEMIC! NO SAH!!! WE CAAN TEK IT NO MORE SO GWAAN BOUT YU BUSINESS CAR-RONIA…CORONIA…COVID-19 WHATEVER YU BE! WI HAVE 999 PROBLEMS BUT COVID-19 AINT ONE. DAT DEADLY FRIEND, POVERTY ALREADY A BOX WE LEFT,RIGHT AND CENTER AND NOW YOU FEEL LIKE YOU WANT TO FINISH OFF THE JOB… WELL,GWAAN BOUT YOU BUSINESS COVID-19 WE NUH WANT NONE OF YOU! SHUT THE DOORS SHUT THE WINDOWS SHUT THE SHUTTERS YU NUH SEE COVID-19 A TRY SNEAK IN? COVID, YU FI REMEMBA DAT, “WHERE DOGS ARE NOT INVITED,BONES ARE NOT PROVIDED.” TAN A YU YAAD! YU NUH SEE SEY WI NUH HAVE NOTHIN TO GIVE YU? DI FALSE TEETH DEM ALREADY A DROP OUT OF THE ELDERS DEM MOUTH, CAUSING DEM NOT TO EAT AND NOW YU WANT TO COME AROUND AND MEK DEM LOOK LIKE ONLY BONES A WALK PON DI STREET TAN A YU YAAD! YU NUH SEE SEY WI NUH HAVE NOTHIN TO GIVE YU? POVERTY ALREADY A WRECK HAVOC PON DI PLACE LIKE A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE DARK BROWN GOLDEN ROOFTOPS HAVEN’T SEEN A COAT OF PAINT IN DECADES PINK LIPS TRANSFORM TO WHITE OH WHAT A SIGHT! HUNGER GRIPS THE INTESTINES SIX PACK, A COMMON COMMODITY DAT ZILLIONS OF SLENDER MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM, IF THE OPPORTUNITY PRESENTED ITSELF, SO, GWAAN BOUT YU BUSINESS COVID-19 TAN A YU YAAD! YU NUH SEE SEY WI NUH HAVE NOTHIN TO GIVE YU?

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Date: 3/22/2022 9:43:00 AM
This poem seeks to spread light of the plight of the poor in a very humorous and engaging manner. The poem addresses the issues of poverty and hunger and speaks to the current covid-19 health pandemic which would have further eroded the meagre funds or savings of the poor. Though the poem is written in a humorous manner the issues should be given serious thought. I hope you will enjoy reading as I did writing!
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