black bwoi
By Nadine Williams
black bwoi mi tyad fi weep fi yuh
tyad fi sih di yout dem a bun some weed fi yuh
trying desperately fi numb di pain weh dem feel fi yuh
mek dis year bi di change wih long fi sih innah yuh
strut bout town wid yuh books dem close tuh yuh
mek yuh weekend hang out bi wid family who care fi yuh
walk off from a bwoi who yuh tink a dis yuh
nuh mek wan nedda bredda or sitah miss yuh
just beg yuh memba seh wih as a community love and care fi yuh
mourn fi yuh
have board meeting ovah yuh
beg tom dick and harry fi tek time out a dem schedule and volunteer dem time fi yuh
beg pawsin deacon and prayah warriors fi storm hebbin fi yuh
duh black bwoi just beg yuh membah seh wih care fi yuh
and wih sick an tyad fi trow brown dirt ovah yuh
scattering pedals ovah yuh
holding up yuh pregnant baby moda fi yuh
opening up truss fund fi yuh toddlah fi yuh
praying seh yuh bwoi dem won’t retaliate fi yuh
black bwoi what else can wih really duh fi break di cycle fi yuh
wih long fi change society fear fi yuh
open up yuh mout and chat tuh wih suh wih wih hear yuh
and bettah know how fi support yuh
cause as bad as tings was in the past fi yuh
di future hold great promise fi yuh
suh beg yuh just hold a seat and pene di message wih a try fi send tuh yuh
black bwoi wih love and care fi yuh
NAW (c) Jan. 2011
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