Growing Up Jamaican

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Growing Up Jamaican
By A.T.Myrie

Growing up Jamaican
Der were many rules
First respect yuh parents
Next, nuh act di fool

Growing up Jamaican
Playing outside was di norm
Wi never have video games
So smaddy seh ‘dandy shandy”
And yuh know it was on

Growing up Jamaican
Pickney walk alone
Fi guh store or school
Cah di community protected dem
Just like dem own

Growing up Jamaican
Sunday dinner was king
Rice and peas with chicken
Wid carrot juice fi drink

Growing up Jamaican
Violence wasn’t new
But ooman and pickney
Felt safer and dat time
Still had plenty danger

Growing up Jamaican
Was a time fi treasure
Laughing wid yuh frens
Or running from yuh madda

Growing up Jamaican
What a people to be
We cus and fight
But wi dance and vibe
Come Friday night

Written@ October 31,2019
@10:30pm
@Oba Apt, Matsue Japan
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@nandy4eva
See Japan. Where
you located? And what
are doing there?
Visited in 2014 and
can’t get enough.
s-irie

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Thanks for the support support. Partiko has been a pill and would not accept reply. Had to log out which was its own drama.. But I appreciate all the support truly! Blessings

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Loving the poetry. Growing up Jamaican we tek all box and mek toy, the smallest tings bring we joy :) Bless up Nandy


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Thanks for the support D! And you know how wi grow up wild and ruff! Just not too wild or ruff... we wi parents taught us boundaries!!


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Growing Up Jamaican
mi can not relate
You got some riddim
and rhymes are great


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Thanks for the support!!


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Love these, please keep posting.


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