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City: New Haven
State: Connecticut
Country: US
Signup Date: 12/5/2006

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Saturday, May 24, 2008 

One Island, 2 Languages


My mother sold the panties she had on to
To keep me a live during her pregnancy  

My lieutenant father was never present
He thought she was Dominican

Hence why I'm here

Son of a Spanish Romeo
Son of a Haitian Eve that mothered

Twins in her womb
But she said I ate my twin sister at birth
Cause she probably would've betrayed

Us like Jacob

Be a spy for the Dominican
Government
Teach them how to kill another 40,000 Haitians
Cause of their Chaka Zulu color
And so my mother said I ate her in the womb
Because they kept that in silence  
In their Rafael Trujillo history books

Some claim their just Spanish
But you can smell the Haitian voodoo
In their Habituala 

Some claim their just Haitian
But you can Bachatta in their Konpa

The culture of kidnapped children used
To chop sugarcane so your Starbucks coffee
Can stay sweet in

One Island, 2 languages

Disconnected like the brainwashed
Of the slave's taste for beauty is
Blue eyes and blond hair

And my mother's side of the family said,
Don't marry a Dominican
Their just bitches

And her side of the family said,
He's not light skin enough
Besides he can barely speak Spanish

And I watched them wear the mask
Claiming their Africans, African Americans
But never claim their Haitians

And I watched them claim their Spanish and
Indian but don't know where they got that
Venus Hotten Tot Ass from

While you purchase your
Tickets to flush the resorts toilets
So our people can catch Ecoli

The history professor said,
You divide people
By language and by burning their books

One History, one Africa

Rape by Columbus from the back
While Napoleon get his nut suck 
To give birth to us
So we can kill each other

One Island, 2 languages

My mother said she's a mutt too
That's why she can dance mirengue
While stirring up a mean bacaloi
In haitian style

The True Sea Of Life@Amazon.com!!

 
Yes, sir that is the truth...True indeed.
 
Posted by The True Sea Of Life@Amazon.com!! on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 - 11:15 PM
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PHENIX

 
Another hot piece.I like the way you put your parents in the poem. Giving everyone history lesson too.People hate each other not realizing we all are from Africa.Stereotypes are ugly.If people in the world would sit and ask them why are we fighting I bet the reason are pretty stupid.
 
Posted by PHENIX on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 12:11 AM
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So1o

 
I don't know what to say. When it comes to your work I always end up being entertained, and educated. I guess that would make you an edutainer but I really liked this poem I had to read it slow also. I appreciate the history lesson as well I learned something about my culture today. PS The imagery is on point as well.
 
Posted by So1o on Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 12:07 AM
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Mozart Guerrier

 
great poem,man. I'm haitian and the images really struck home.

"Son of a Haitian Eve that mothered"

keep writing.

Peace,

Mozart
 
Posted by Mozart Guerrier on Friday, May 23, 2008 - 5:11 AM
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U.N.O.M

 
Well said insight!

respect
U.N.O.M
 
Posted by U.N.O.M on Sunday, May 25, 2008 - 8:12 PM
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⇒ Azucar Negra ⇐

 
WOW!

Sorry I can't be more profound, but I'm stuck and all I can say is WOW! Besides, you know how powerful this is...some things don't need remedial praise.

Love it!
 
Posted by ⇒ Azucar Negra ⇐ on Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 6:55 PM
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LOCKEDOWN

 
thanks for sharing this
it encourages me to connect to pieces of me
pieces of me that require a death in the family
cuz then they come
they come from NYC by way of panama
they come from MD by way of panama
they come from CT by way of panama
they come from panama by way of jamaica

they come from the waters by way of africa!
 
Posted by LOCKEDOWN on Monday, September 01, 2008 - 4:17 AM
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leni

 
Good history!!! my uncle you are a real poet
 
Posted by leni on Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 3:01 AM
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Arizbeth Torres
Arizbeth Torres

 
FUCK! that is what i am talking about beautiful ma just fucking great I know where i get my ass from and i know where i get my high cheek bones from and i could careless where my grandpa got his baby blues because brown is his skin and that is and blue looks better on brown anyway lol okay i got carried away but i love ur style ....
 
Posted by Arizbeth Torres on Friday, April 10, 2009 - 11:51 PM
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