Lord Cam Poet Prose Poetry

The Dream -The Great GEYNEN

THE  SAGA OF THE GREAT REVENGE-THE REVOLT-THE REVOLUTION

Early This Morning, 
In This Year of Our Lord, Wednesday 22nd April, 2026,
I awoke from a very strange dream.
I met a young man I had never seen before.
He was short like me about 5 ft. 6 or 5ft 5. but unlike me very very Muscular and Athletic looking.
He was very Clever.
He said his name was GEYNEN, and that he was 
Either my great great Grandfather or My Great, Great, Great Grandfather. 
I do not quite remember.
But He said I took after him and I had to become a rebel like him,
A Revolutionary, A Revolutionary Thinker with a Revolutionary Mind.

He said he staged and led a revolt or a revolution on the plantation Many many moons ago.
What he hated most was to witness one set of people making a mockery of another set of People.
Or one set of persons taking advantage of another set of people.
He even became terribly upset to see humans religiously taking advantage of helpless animals.
Such acts upset him most immensely.
He said he deliberately burnt down the house of his wicked salve master
Killing him and wife and daughter.
And he was hanged for that as a very very young man. 
He had absolutely no regret.
Certain things he pronounced are meant to be.

It all stated when I was Summoned to the Great House by Massa.
He said he heard that I was singing a Calypso ridiculing him to people.
He asked me if this was true, And I being an honest man told him yes.
Then he proceeded to prescribe 30 lashes for me.

And so I discovered that my great great great grandpa was a calypsonian like me.

I never Met this gentleman in real life.
And He did not give me any clear indication as to whether he was born in Nevis, or Neighbouring, nearby St. Kitts, 
But He reminded me of my Uncles Percy, and Hurricane/Fella whom I met and knew
Who both went to St. Kitts to live and had children there.
They were both very chatty, full of chat/talk, and very boasting.
All in all the story he shared with me , though, reminded me of the sayings by older Trinidadians  that the Curse of Moko fell on the Sugar Plantations.
Well Just So The Curse of Geynen Must have fallen too.
And Finally a dire warning to all those worthless advantageous politricktians
Who like to take advantage of poor people,
Be careful that the Curse of Geynen doesn't fall on you.
BEWARE OF THE CURSE OF GEYNEN!!!
And or THE WRATH OF GEYNEN, THE VENGEANCE OF GEYNEN.

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