This Is a Trini

Dem Trini's is something esle
Ma still love dem
Proud to be one 
Some thing we doo just kills me
Allyuh see something 
allyuh want it
When yuh wake yuh bother ur child bout the ting
Help mih look for the ting
What ting mommy
De ting u know de ting for the ting
Nite cum allyuh liming
Allyuh go in allyuh blasted house
Having a big shot dinner allyuh go say
PAss de pepper sauce de
yuh tell me yuh gweing down de road
But yuh never cum bacc eh eh
Yuh gwein to a party yuh wearing all yuh gold
Send yuh down de road for rice
Yuh cum back wit a man 
Take yuh to a party yuh actin wotless 
De people takin long for yuh food
Yuh cursin n getin on
Wit all these things tht wat makes us trinis
We rell crazy
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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May 19, 2016 at 2:21 PM
Patrice Edwards, creative and well done. Thank you for sharing. **SKAT**
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September 4, 2012 at 11:10 AM
A warm welcome to PoetrySoup I offer you this morning Patrice. I wish for you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be. Hoping you find even more inspiration by reading some of the poetry written here by other poets. May the sun shine on you that you might find great joy in your life. Thank you for sharing your writing with us. Love, Carol 09/04/2012
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