CONFRONTATIONAuthor(s): RONNLE FAGANSource: Caribbean Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 1, ELECTORAL POLITICS (MARCH, 1981), p. 93Published by: University of the West Indies and Caribbean QuarterlyStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40653415 .

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CONFRONTATION

Hay! What de man a defen'? Wha de man a say? De shirt you wearin' red, Black cap de pon you head, Yet you pants an' socks dem green- I wan' know wha you a defen' seen? The "I" defen rights- "I" rights, human rights,

an' no fights. The "I" a defen' love an' peace

you no see't? How you a defen' "rights"? You clothes dem wrong! De top o' you a socialist But you bottom half a labourite. De only ting look neutral is yuh boot I wan' know whe fe shoot! You hear mi trial now! A don' know wha fe do Tings bad A wearing what a have If a strip dem wi day a mad. A kian' walk in de middle road Bus wi lick mi dung. A kian' stan firm an a kian sit dung Cause a have dis heavy load. When a put it dung- is deliverance But then a ha ve step- (If) A step left - is a "ism"

Step right, an mi still wrong. Tell you what, either shoot

or mek mi gwan So much trouble!

From abawn!

RONNIE FAGAN

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