It's election time
and we are hearing all kinds of rhymes
unfortunately it's a lot of negative
but no true visionary perspective
it's a lot of calling names
and a lot of throwing blame
but that's not what we need
we need good people from a strong breed
to take our country to another level
and take out corruption with a big chisel
people with a national plan
who will make good use of our resources and land
people who will improve our infrastructure
leaders who believe in BVI culture
we need to focus on our education
not just the total figure at graduation
cause if the graduates can't read or write
then this country is truly in a plight
I remember we used to talk about 100% literacy
but now it seems to be 100% hypocrisy
we need to move forward from this trend
we need to take corruption to an end
let's look at the tourism sector
without solid infrastructure it can't get better
don't be fooled by the gimmicks and envelopes
these tactics are what make the country broke
pollution and crime are some of our problems
and the whole country has to be called to solve them
we are the ones who make up the community
but we have not been living in solidarity
we have to take our country by the helm
this is our BVI - it's our gem
so let's not take our future for granted
and hang with the lines of the corrupt and slanted
let's get our minds right and vote with our hearts
this is our BVI so let's do our part
© Linette Rabsatt
2 comments:
Hi Knots
Lovely!
Hi cuz,
This is a sweeping and thoughtful commentary on the current state of affairs in our country... and we have been dealing with so many things since 2017.... floods, hurricanes, COVID-19 and its fallout, shootings and other violent crimes, domestic violence and child abuse scandals, political intrigue and backdoor deals, the COI and the ensuing fallout (governmental and social restructuring, hastily passed laws, etc) and now an election that we seem to be ill-prepared for (after all.... how do we make well informed thoughtful decisions without access to the information contained in the audit reports or seeing the outcomes of the pending criminal proceedings? And time to thoughtfully think about what the findings mean?)
Pray for our people and our country, for we are in a bad place... only God can help us, but we must be willing to listen amd change.
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