Family Structure

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"mommy! mommy!"
"baby, i've got to go to work"
"daddy! daddy! aren't u coming home from work?"

where is di time fi yuh yute?
sidnug and reason, chat bout yuh roots
mek him know how yuh grow
certain tings weh yuh know
familiy secrets weh "pappa" show
burger king and KFC fi ova throw
how yuh fi mek school, radio & soap opera grow yuh dawta?
16 yo nuh come een tonite, yuh nuh si seh yuh falter?
absentee puppa straighten up yuh act
parents mus' do nuff more dan pay rent
"quality family time" nuh mean eat-out dung a salem
whappen to sunday dinner?
bucket deal a KFC come out di winner
puff up yuh yute wid fast food
two two's ya beat him, "ya get too big & fat!"
ledda belt caan bring discipline
beat up yuh yute, now buckle accidentally buss him chin
scarred fi life, di abused becomes di abuser
daddy have 3 sweet heart, den son nuh mus' woman abuser
mek wi get back inna di fundamentals
dinner at the dining table, change di tone a di movie rentals
"american pie" nuh deh a kingston
nuh sure wah a kill all di yutes, but a di parents a kill some
tek charge a yuh family!

sékou.tafari
family structure
09/06