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ordinary mawning - Jean Binta Breez
it wasnt dat de day did start out bad
or dat no early mawning dream
did swing mi foot
aff de wrong side of de bed
it wasnt dat de cold floor
mek mi sneeze
an mi nose run wid misery
wasnt a hangover headache
mawning
or a worry rising mawning
de sun did a shine same way
an a cool breeze
jus a brush een aff de sea
and de mawning news
was jus de same as ever
two shot dead
truck lick one
Israel
still a bruk up
Palestine
and South Africa still have de whole world han
twist back a dem
no
it wasnt de day dat start out bad
wasnt even pre m t
or post m t
was jus anadda ordinary get up
get de children ready fi school
mawning
anadda what to cook fah dinna dis evening
mawning
anadda wish me never did breed but Lawd
mi love dem mawning
jus anadda wanda if ah should a
tek up back wid dis man it would a
ease de situation mawning
no
it wasnt no duppy frighten mi
mek mi jump outa mi sleep
eena bad mood
nor no neighbour bring first quarrel
to mi door
wasnt de price rise pon bus fare
an milk an sugar
was jus anadda
same way mawning
anadda clean up de mess
after dem lef mawning
a perfectly ordinary
mawning of a perfectly
ordinary day
trying to see a way
out
so it did hard fi understand
why de ordinary sight of
mi own frock
heng up pon line
wid some clothespin
should a stop mi from do nutten
but jus
bawl