#EnglishWriters
Remember that vegan called Steven Yes he would not kill for no reaso… Well I saw him today Wearing nothing I say But some cabbage leaves
Dis poetry is like a riddim dat dr… De tongue fires a riddim dat shoot… Dis poetry is designed fe rantin Dance hall style, big mouth chanti… Dis poetry nar put yu to sleep
In Hawaii they Hula They Tango in Argentina They Reggae in Jamaica And they Rumba down in Cuba, In Trinidad and Tobago
We know who the killers are, We have watched them strut before… As proud as sick Mussolinis’, We have watched them strut before… Compassionless and arrogant,
We Black men of England Too proud to cry for shame, Let’s cry a sea Cry publicly, Expose our very pain,
Mirror mirror on the wall Could you please return our ball Our football went through your cra… You have two now Give one back.
I am the type you are supposed to… Black and foreign Big and dreadlocks An uneducated grass eater. I talk in tongues
When I see you I know life was ma… When I see you I don’t wanna die When I don’t see you, I sleep and… It’s the truth I am telling you,… Sometime I think I cant survive w…
At the bottom of my garden There’s a hedgehog and a frog And a lot of creepy—crawlies Living underneath a log, There’s a baby daddy long legs
They put a leather belt around her 13 feet of tape and bound her Handcuffs to secure her And only God knows what else, She’s illegal, so deport her
I used to think nurses Were women, I used to think police Were men, I used to think poets
The coconuts have got the jobs. The race industry is a growth indu… We despairing, they careering. We want more peace they want more… The Uncle Toms are getting paid.
My ears are battered and burned an… i have just learned that i have be… listening to the wrong radio stati… My mind has been brutalised now th… I’ve been listening to the wrong r…
There was a young vegan Called Steven, Who just would not kill for no rea… This kid would not eat No cheese or no meat
We first met on a golden night As the moon radiated love light On the dock of the bay. Somewhere between the real deal an… We lay unapologetically