Value Your Vagina - the poem

Disclaimer:  This poem contains local vernacular which may be deemed as graphic descriptions of the human (male and female) anatomy; and may not be suitable for minors.

Value your vagina
Delroy N. Williams

Ladies, Ladies, Ladies

I not sure what you would want me to call it
Vagina, coocoolux, sousoon or pussy
But allu need to value it.
Too many women just offering up de cyat for a few cents
Let “men” work for de kehkeck
A meal at KFC,
A BlackBerry!
Gives direct entry to your punanny?
Sometimes with no condom
So is skin to skin friction
Leading to greater affliction
I not talking bout only de HIV infection
It have syphilis, gonorrhea an’ crabs
All kinda tings you could contract!
If de poupouse could talk,
Den what would it say?
Cuz de man doh care much about what becomes of your cyat, after dat
He just wants his 5, 4, 3 sometimes 2 minutes of joy
You done fall victim to his ploy
He walks away after another conquest
With dis ear-to-ear kinda smile
And you alone leff to take the morning after pill
Or deal with a pickney after 9 months
Poor little Gina
Started working 8 to 4
As soon as de young girl stepped outta her mamma’s door
Becuz raging hormones an’ peer pressure
Got little lady feeling left behind
Wanting to be big woman.
Before she 12, she developing curves an’ bumps,
So she feels she needs to open her legs an’ get humped.
For her, it’s difficult to wait
Cuz all her friends in it
And if their poloos in tact
Why should hers disintegrate from a lack of sex?
But she doh see de big picture
This kakalak should be treated like a Cadillac
And not the Nissan Sunny
Dat providing ride for everybody!
Aint it funny, though
Dat dose friends who influenced her
Will chit chat at her back
Once de pumpum gets turned up.
And dat poke will never be the same
Salt water an blue soap cyah help fix
What the tongue of man has broken
So young lady think of abstaining
Take your time before you rush in
To somethin dat you jus cyah handle
Cuz a stiff cock has no conscience
An’ a loose pussy no lock!

Zoukland...Creole Music's Secret

Nobody told me but i found out anyway. Zoukland by Gordon Henderson is a gateway into Creole Music's past as he and his band, Exile One, journeys through the music scene in the Caribbean, France, England, Africa and North America.

I recommend this book to any person who has an interest in creole culture, music or needs a book that speaks of perseverance despite great odds. It is written in both english and french (i am awaiting the creole version) and shows the progression from cadence, compas to zouk. The book not only speaks of Exile One but mentions groups such as Tambo Combo, Kassav, Grammacks, Les Vikings and individuals such as Ophelia, Franky Vincent.

What really touched me about this book is the way it was written, the language was easy to follow and it felt like i was having the experience along with Gordon and friends. I also like the fact that it was also written in french (my favourite language).

Thanks again to Gordon Henderson, the Exile One Band and all those who lived thru those times to make this story available to people like me who cant seem to put down a good book. I read that book in a few hours, surprised myself because i met the book on my friends bookshelf covered in cobwebs, treasures are usually found in weird places. I consider this book a literary and historic treasure for Dominica and the rest of the Caribbean creole community.

Good Work Creole Classics (publisher of the book)

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D/can Creole Poetry

This poem is by a D/can poet and it is written in creole but also making available the english translations for those who cant understand creole. The true essence of it is in the french creole though so hope it is enjoyed as much as i enjoyed reading it. Also feel free to compliment the writer (Spags) at the Dominican Diaspora website

So now here it is:

Donmnitjen tan la wivé
Fo nou asiz katjilé
Kouman nou k’alé fè
Donmnik satisfè
Dé twa lanné ja pasé
Dépi andépandans I tapé
Difikilté nou jwenn
Kon nou ladjé lawenn
Anba David nou fini bat
Tout biten tonbé plat
Mové chimen nou maché
Mé nou té anba lanmen bondyé

Donmnitjen sé fo nou fè
Sa ki méwité
Pou nou maché épi dignité
Lanmou épi santé
Ansanm nou ni pou désidé
Divizyon nou ni pou ladjé
Divizyon pa ka fè sans
Lanmou nou ni pou bay on chans
Tèt a tèt nou ni pou twavay wèd
Pou ba donmnik bon diwèksyon
Epi konfidans nou ka di
Donmnik sé on bèl péyi

Donmnitjen nou byen benni
Tout biten Donmnik ni
On péyi ki tanman bèl
Epi zanfan byen natiwèl
Adan on lòt tan nou k’ay maché
Nou pa sav sa nou k’ay tapé
Zyé-nou ni pou ouvè
Pou mété Donmnik an bon chimen
Ansanm nou ni pou pwépawé
Epi envité Papa Bondyé
Pou édé nou fè disizyon
Ki ké ba Donmnik satisfaksyon

And now for the translation:

Donmnitjen tan la wivé ….Dominicans the time has come
Fo nou asiz katjilé…..For us to sit and think
Kouman nou k’alé fè….how we are going to make
Donmnik satisfè…..Dominica Satisfied
Dé twa lanné ja pasé…..A few years have passed
Dépi andépandans I tapé…..Since it got independence
Difikilté nou jwenn……Dificulties we met
Kon nou ladjé lawenn…..As we let go the Queen
Anba David nou fini bat…..Under David we got blows
Tout biten tonbé plat…..Everything fell flat
Mové chimen nou maché…..Bad road we walked
Mé nou té anba lanmen bondyé…..But we were under God hands

Donmnitjen sé fo nou fè…..Dominicans, we need to do
Sa ki méwité….What is right
Pou nou maché épi dignité….For us to walk with dignity
Lanmou épi santé….Love and health
Ansanm nou ni pou désidé….Together we have to decide
Divizyon nou ni pou ladjé…Division we have to let go
Divizyon pa ka fè sans….Division does not make sense
Lanmou nou ni pou bay on chans….Love we have to give a chance
Tèt a tèt nou ni pou twavay wèd….Head to head we have to work hard
Pou ba donmnik bon diwèksyon….To give Dominica good direction
Epi konfidans nou ka di….With confidence we will say
Donmnik sé on bèl péyi….Dominica is a beautiful country

Donmnitjen nou byen benni….Dominicans, we are well blessed
Tout biten Donmnik ni… Dominica has everything
On péyi ki tanman bèl….A country very beautiful
Epi zanfan byen natiwèl…And children with love
Adan on lòt tan nou k’ay maché…..As we walk towards the future
Nou pa sav sa nou k’ay tapé…..We don’t know what we are going to meet
Zyé-nou ni pou ouvè….Our eyes we have to open
Pou mété Donmnik an bon chimen…To put Dominica on good road
Ansanm nou ni pou pwépawé….Together we have to prepare
Epi envité Papa Bondyé…And invite Father God
Pou édé nou fè disizyon….To help us make decisions
Ki ké ba Donmnik satisfaksyon….That will give Dominica Satisfaction.