This poem is taken from Stand 232, 19(4) December 2021 - February 2022.
Two Poems
Yardie’s First Day
Back home, my box pleats sweep the floor. Here, my skirt must be mid-thigh.
My classmate says, I look like the Michelin Man with my padding, but Mama
seh, yuh betta wrap up and nuh ketch pneumonia. In class, my teacher asks
me to repeat four, five, six times; says, if you remain silent I will have to put
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