Poetic Expressions

LIFE IN JAMAICA
by Damian Williams

Life is a journey
Life is a test
Filled with misdirection
To survive, you must do your best.
Life is hard and life is rough
And sometimes your best just wont be enough.

On this island the crime rate is so absurdly high
That stepping on a toe may cause you to die.
Mothers are left to weep and cry
And then ask God why their loved one had to die.

The government is so damn corrupt
And it’s made clear when things stir up.
Our economy is so damn weak,
You make the all money your dad made in his lifetime in an American week.
Of course this was written in 2004
So this line isn’t really relevant anymore.
This island-paradise is fragile and unstable,
And in a way it resembles a new born in a cradle.

Hmmmn. It doesn’t look goodBut we’ll make it, one way or the other

Picture Writing(Black Woman and Child)

The learners were asked to write a paragraph surrounding the photograph shown above. Below are some of their efforts.

Note:The texts have been edited to correct grammatical errors. If you see any post me a comment

Poverty
By Manifa McLean (Electrical Maintenance)

She cried deep down inside hugging her priceless treasure. Begging to be free of hunger, she stands helplessly and hopelessly on the busy sidewalk. In torn and worn clothes, her voice faded and shaking as a leaf on a limb, she made her gestures with hope in mind.
“Lady, lady mi a beg yuh $50 fi buy food fi me an mi baby”. She stood there wanting help to come her way but nothing and no one came through for her.


Black Woman And Child

By Quewayne Jones (Electrical Maintenance)

Her beautiful face, full of smiles and cheerfulness, is usually what is seen first when you encounter her. However today her smile is upside down and her usually sparkling eyes are now teary. Her baby is sick and the treatment is expensive. She cries because she doesn’t know what to do. She went to the health center and told the doctor her story but he had no sympathy for this black woman and child. As her tears run down her face and her baby lay in her arms, she hopes that mother nature will intervene and bring her baby back to good health.
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