Penny Reel Poem
Peace in The City
Is this a dream or is it something for real?
Peace pon the Rema man corner.
Peace pon the Jungle man corner.
Peace pon the Tivoli corner.
Peace pon the Lizard Town corner.
Peace pon the Betterton corner.
Who seh so?
Brother Claudie seh so!
Who seh so?
Claudie Massop seh so!
Meno see you as no rema man.
Bredda, me no see you as no Jungle man.
Bredda, me no see you as no Tivoli man.
Man, seh me see you as mi black bredda.
And me see mi sister as mis black sister.
Peace pon everyone corner.
Great man step forward and put ‘im foot upon the sand.
Great hero.
Young hero.
Claudie Massop.
Buckie Thompson.
Tony Welch.
Who seh so?
Brother Claudie seh so!
Who seh so?
Claudie Massop seh so!
‘Im are the living hero.
Young black hero, come from the ghetto.
Young black hero, said ‘im grow up in the ghetto.
Said them send ‘im to prison so many time,
And I know ‘im was innocent.
But Lord, Jag give ‘im the victory you know
To get up and come forward.
Such a great hero.
Claudie Massop – the living hero.
Who seh so?
Tapper Zukie seh so…
Penny Reel
