POEMS BY BRENT JOHN

MR. EMPLOYER

Y IS IT THAT BECAUSE I AM FROM MORVANT, LAVENTILLE OR SOME GHETTO AREA U PUT A STIGMA ON ME?
YOU SEE ME DECK OFF IN MY BRAND NAME CLOTHES AND SNEAKERS, FIRST THING GO RUN THROUGH YOUR MIND IS THAT I THEIF THAT FROM SOMEBODY
BUT Y I COULDN’T WORK HARD FOR MY BLING BLING
OHH ITS BECAUSE U DIDN’T EMPLOY ME WHEN U HEARD THE AREA I WAS LIVING IN
I DONE LIVING IN A HELL HOLE WITH PLENTY ISSUES TO DEAL WITH
WHEN I COME OUT U EMBRACE ME WITH THESE KINDS OF SHIT
BRATATAT GUNSHOT RING OUT IN D NIGHT,
YUH RUNNING THROUGH D HOUSE TO MAKE SURE YOUR FAMILY IS ALRIGHT
BRATATAT YUH THERE NOT GO 2 D FRONT DOOR 2 SAY U PEEPING OR FIXING YUH MAT
BRATATAT YUH RUN UNDER D BED LIKE AH FRIGHTEN MOUSE RUNNING FROM A CAT
BRATATAT ANOTHER ONE BITES D DUST
SURVIVAL OF D FITTEST IN D GHETTO IS A MUST
BUT WITH ALL THAT IS HAPPENING IN D GHETTO
THERE ARE A LOT OF POSITIVE YOUTHS WHO WANTS 2 C A BETTER TOMORROW
YOU SEE WHEN I TALK I DOH TALK IN PARABLES
I TALK FOR THE YOUNG, OLD AND D DISABLE
SO THEY CUD UNDERSTAND WHAT AH SAYING
I TRY TO REFRAIN FROM USING PLENTY METAPHORS AND SIMILIES AND ALL THEM THINGS
SO PPL WON’T HAVE TO BUSS THEY BRAIN 2 UNDERSTAND D MESSAGE AH SENDING
IS AH CLEAR MESSAGE WITH AH POWERFUL MEANING
GIVE D YOUTHS A CHANCE 2 ENJOY THEY LIVING
I AM 1 OUT OF MANY WHO IS THINKING STRAIGHT
SO NEXT TIME I COME 2 U MR EMPLOYER, DON’T DISCRIMINATE ME, APPRECIATE ME, CUZ I AM SEEKING AN HONEST LIVING SO I CAN GO THROUGH HEAVEN’S GATE.

POEMS BY BRENT JOHN

WHY THE NAME SCREWFACE?

EVERYWHERE I GO PPL KEEP ASKING ME WHY SCREWFACE Y THAT NEGATIVE NAME
WHAT! R U A BADMAN? R U A GANGSTER LOOKING FOR FAME?
LISTEN SCREWFACE CUZ I HARDLY EVER GRIN
AND Y SHOULD I WHEN I SEE MY PPL IN SO MUCH PAIN
IN AFGHANISTAN INNOCENT PPL DYING
EVERYDAY IN IRAQ IS SUICIDE BOMBING
PREGNANT TEENAGERS WITH NO HELP TURNING TO ABORTION
WHEN CRIME IS TOTALLY OUT OF HAND IN THIS NATION
WHEN UNDER THE ANTI TERRORISM ACT THEY JAILED AND INNOCENT ACTIVIST
AND EVERY MUSLIM IS CONSIDERED A TERRORIST
WHEN RIGHT HERE IN T&T IT HAVE SO MUCH TALK ABOUT RACE
AND U ASKING ME Y I CHOOSE THE NAME SCREWFACE??

WITH ALL THAT IS HAPPENING, MY FACE I HAVE TO SCREW
CUZ I AM HURTING INSIDE TO SEE WHAT MY PPL R GOING THROUGH
WHEN THE HDC/LSA CAN WATCH A WOMAN WITH HER 8MTH OLD BABY AND DEMOLISH HER HOUSE
LEAVING HER WITH NOTHING EXCEPT HER BLOUISE
WHEN THE COST OF LIVING GONE SKY HIGH AND STILL HAS MORE TO GO
AND EVERY YOUTH IN TRINDAD AND TOBAGO WANTS 2 BE A GUNDILLERO
VAGRANTS AND HOMELESS CHILDREN ON D STREETS
FAMILIES IN HOMES WITH NOTHING 2 EAT
SOME CHILDREN CAN’T EVEN AFFORD A PROPER EDUCATION
BUT THE SELF PROCLAIMED FATHER OF THE NATION BUILT A MANSION THAT COST 850 MILLION
PEOPLE BUYING THEIR LICENSE WHEN THEY REACH ON D ROAD IS ACCIDENTS THEY GETTING IN
3 AND 4 CAR SMASH UP RESULTING IN 3 AND 4 PERSONS DYING
MAN SLEEPING WITH MAN, WOMAN SLEEPING WITH WOMAN THAT A BIG DISGRACE
AND U STILL ASKING ME Y I CHOOSE THE NAME SCREWFACE??
SO U SEE MY FRIENDS THESE ARE SOME THINGS Y MY FACE IS ALWAYS SCREW,
IF WHEN U LAY IN BED AT NIGHTS AND REFLECT ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE WORLD TODAY I AM SURE THAT U WILL HAVE A SCREWFACE 2.