checking out me history
dem tell me
dem tell me
wha dem wat to tell me
dialect, shows his rejection of his Eurocentric education
repetition - anger behind it
the teachers
from Guyana, latin amerca
bandage up me eye
hiding the truth
stopping the 'infection' of his identity
to hide and protect
Toussaint L'ouverture
beat napoleon but none of us have heard of him either
revelitionary
'de thorn to de french'
he was a thorn in their side
he caused infection
spite
nanny de marron
lead a community of formally enslaved Africans against the British colonies.
fire - woman stuggle
hopeful steam
to freedom river
visionary was powerful hopes
juxtaposition of fire and water
anger behind the beauty
stream to river is growing size, growing in anger and spirit
fire spreads as did her power and ideas
columbus
he 'discovered' america
as if there was not life or civilisation there before
mary seacole
she wanted to go and help in the crimea war
but she was turned away
but she went alone
she created the British hotel
yellow sunrise
to the dying
even in dark she bought light
warmth
oxymornon
juxtaposotion
hope
I carving out me identity
he is changing it
with skill and care
selecting
shaping
defining
understanding his own identity for the first time
no punctuation
journeying
he cannot be held back
history continues
rejection his education
in his culture stories and tales were traditionally passed aurally