Short Jamaicans Poems

I learned that a Brit will take offense if mistaken for an Australian,
and that Puerto Ricans take offense if mistaken for Mexican.
Canadians take offense if mistaken for American,
and Jamaicans take offense if mistaken for African.
Understandably, the great apes take offense when mistaken for human ....

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Take me back in time so I can remember it all,
When as a great nation we bravely stood tall.
We fought with all our might to gain independence, 
And did so with pride and much resilience. 
The fighting spirit of Nanny must be kept alive,
And the boldness of our heroes will help us survive.
As we rise up as a great nation, 
To reminiscence about the past at sixty-one. 
No obstacle will be too great or small,
That  as Jamaicans we  cannot overcome them all....

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