"Revenge of the Porcupine"

Yes! Mr, Lion, you call yourself the King of the jungle,

You thump you chest for all to see, no one dare stand up to you,

You boast of your conquest to fill your gluttonous appetite,

You spare no one,

Your cunning ways, like a thief in the night you roam,

Your Canine teeth awaits the flesh of all,

To the neck you'll bite as we gasp our last breath,

You eat and eat and eat, you have no mercy for the decrippled or weak,

With no regard for the young, you'll devower them at the mere onset of your hunger pain,

Yes! Mr. Lion, you are the King and me? your dinner at your choosing,

But Mr. Lion,  your day of reckoning would come, when you take your stance and stare me in my face,

Your frothy mouth, salivating in anticipation of fresh blood,

I'ill take my stance and stare you back in anger,

The final hour of my death and sure it will be yours,

With sharpened quills, I'll bow my head and lend you all my skills,

So bite Mr. Lion as you must, a thousand quills you'll get,

Now close you mouth as if you can and swallow with a fret.

VJL

Vernon, am going to take a jab at this poem if that is what it is and hopefully I do not disappoint you here. I take it that this piece can be a reflection of the bad john mentality of the cops in the USA and their behavior towards the black man. For so many pass actions and most recently the last two weeks we have noticed a continuance of a behavior that is similar to the lion and how he behaves in the jungle , king of the jungle I can do what ever I like with no questions asked until one day he finally meets his breaker. Black man has been taken for granted for so long in this big old USA, that the Lion /Cops feels that their run things and their can do what ever they please, until black man has finally woke up and say to the lion/cops enough is enough is time for you to feel what it is like to be on the other side. Am not in agreement of what is happening to them lions but am not in disagreement either. Vernon I hope I did not disappoint you here.

Wilton, me Brother!

Allow me to place my response to you in the proper context of History by setting the stage for the goings-on in the Caribbean, in particular Trinidad and Tobago.

It was around the latter half of the1960's in TnT. The Prime Minister at the time was Dr. Eric Williams; Carl Hudson Philip ( Grenadian) was his Attorney General.  It was also the time when the Black Power movement was beginning to be seen as a challenge to The Doc's leadership, with the threat of overthrowing the government. Hollis Liverpool was a Black Nationalist and one of Eric William's more vocal antagonist.

The Doc had invoked the Sedition Act in order to quell any uprising and Carl Hudson Philip was the Administrator of that act.

Hollis, upon realizing that he might be in a pickle for his continuous haranguing of the PM, counter-acted Eric with the social commentary kaiso, dubbed "Ah fraid Carl".

In that commentary, Chalkdust gave one of the reasons for his fright of Carl by singing "ah really can't make ah jail, the Cocoa and Split Peas go kill my tail".

But as a Gouyaveman who is accustom to drinking Cocoa Tea and enjoying a good Split Pea soup, the concern for my "tail" is neither of these two treats that frighten Chalkie....lol

I hope you understand my predicament for not wanting to provide a more direct reply.

One must always know how to phrase their lines, boi and using the Queen's language can land you in Gaol. Lol

VJL
 

Hi Vernon, I read your piece and was wondering where you were going with your response. I see that you have good memories and you could also pass for a great history teacher. I was some what disappointed because I was looking for a healthy debate hare but with due respect I will honor your decision to refrain from the direct response I was looking for.