The Goats of Farmville

Don't ever feel that I have forgotten my blog. Sometimes Farmville on Facebook takes all my energy. Can't Facebook see that we need to hire workers to help? The farms are ridiculously large and we have all those buildings, so why not workers? It is very draining. :)

Anyway, there's so much going on here in the BVI. The elected representatives are trying to add two more friends. The BVI population is about 32,000 (mind you we have about 27,000 vehicles). We already have 13 representatives - 9 in districts and 4 at-large. The USVI has 15 representatives along with the Governor and Lt. Governor for about 300,000 people. Did I miss something somewhere?

What is up with this Government? These days, I am really LMAO.

Even though I am laughing, I am still very worrried because vision seems to have been lost somewhere along the line. When you speak up, people feel that you just like to complain, but if they listen, they may see that you bring a suggested comprimise that will solve the problem.

It's like on some jobs where employees are afraid to talk to their supervisors because they are so demotivated. I still feel the employee has to take charge of that situation and move it forward.

My motto is be a GOAT - not a sheep. I will only be a sheep for Jesus - not for man. On earth, I'll be the goat that climbs and fights my way through once I am fighting for the greater good.

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa to the haters, downpressors, dividers, abusers and users out there.

In the footsteps of the great Noel Lloyd, POSITIVE ACTION!

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Stressed.....when?

I'm into my music right now just vibing because it is all so mellow. At 10pm - this is the only time I have for ME - noone to disturb, yell, argue with or curse. It's like 'nar bother me nuh man'.

I can sing off-key and feel like I sound the greatest - there are no fights to part or noone to put on the toilet because they are all asleep. Even the TV is just there entertaining itself because at the same time - it's Farmville time.

Everyone needs this personal time or they will turn 'postal'. Trust me - we don't want that. The last person who went 'postal' hung himself while in prison. He was a wonderful person but he had his limits just like the rest of us. Road rage, domestic violence and depression stem from STRESS that builds up and the outlet is clogged.

Employers seem to love to stress their employees because all they care about is WORK WORK WORK. What about your employees - are they physically, mentally and emotionally able to perform today? Slavery has ended but yet the 'Massas' still want to kill us out. They put us in poor working conditions, pay us little and want the world of work to be completed before day's end - of course you work over time but you won't get paid for it!

And yet, noone believes that people are stressed!

All I can say is THANK GOD for poetry and music - my outlets. I do get a little road rage every now and then but I prefer to honk my horn than slam into your car. Keep lite music in your car and it may help to improve your well-being. I am a HUGE Bob Marley but songs like Catch A Fire or Get Up Stand Up do tend to get me riled up! Stick with some Kaya or Natural Mystic and some Etana, Berris, John Legend etc to keep you mellow.

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The Bible - talents and sheep

There are so many talented people in our islands. We are talented with our hands, voices and overall artistic insight. Noel Lloyd was one of the creative people who was stifled. Let it had been someone from the US or UK trying to share the knowledge - we would have jumped speedily to his bidding.

So it is here in our islands - we are the sheep of a careless shepherd - yes, the one who will not go for the 15th much less the 99th. My workplace may be surrounded by sheep, goats and cows but I refuse to be a sheep. I refuse to go mindlessly for slaughter. I like April Glasgow's choice of word - evolutionary. That is truly deep.

You may look at us and try to class us as Rastas or a cult. Really though, we revolutionary and evolutionary - our common goal is to move forward with UNITY for a stronger COMMUNITY - to take care of the resources and plan for the future so our grandchildren can learn from our example. It is no longer acceptable to just drag along accepting the mistakes of the past while letting them guide our future.

Talented people - the parable in the bible about the talents I think referred to actual talents. So please do not bury your talents. Use them to go forward to help yourself and your people. Be the sheep that cries for change and makes it happen.

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POEM: Undefined Love

Undefined love

Literally, Figuratively and Physically
I stop and stare
mentally enwrapped in your presence
I don't know if you see me or sense me
but I am willing to take a chance
because even in your absence
I am still caught..
still lost...
wishing that
you are here with me
not with them
not with her
but here - with me
to laugh with me
to sing with me
with me that's the common theme
you and me
as a literal couple
as a figurative pair of love birds
as two lovers enwrapped physically in the moment of loving
serious and good loving
so let's take a chance
I'll step to you so you'll step with me
arm in arm
no metaphor to increase the score
just love in sync, intense and in step

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Hair, Fear and other things

Some people like to see differences, and others prefer uniformity. I love to see people happy within their own skin. I love being black and petite, and I love my hair in its non-chemically processed state. Surprisingly, there are still black people in the Caribbean who feel straightened hair looks bette,r and it should be the choice of black women. What say you?

I say it's hair - it's just hair! The natural look may not suit every woman, and I will not tell any sister what she should do with her mane. The key thing with hair is care and cleansing. Nobody wants to smell funky hair, so it's important to wash your hair regularly and oil it as needed. To my people with dreadlocks - "Natty Dread, Rise Again." The oppression and discrimination against persons with locks have been crossed off the books, but seems to still be etched in the brains of certain folk.

Black, white, yellow, or pink - be yourself. We do not need to conform to the ideals of the slave masters that we have to pass to make the cut. Plus I am too dark to pass and it never crossed my mind because I have too much to do. I have a family to raise, a job to do, and a community to uplift, encourage, and inspire.

I threw away the Stuck In a Rut ideal because, as a 'Real Revolutionary', I prefer to 'kill' you with kindness to steer you my way than to argue. When I say Real Revolutionary, I don't mean that I am starting a riot. I am about positive change...even if it's a subtle change - a gradual positive movement. I am not a realist - I don't know what Real People are. We are just PEOPLE - all colors, shapes, and sizes.

Stop discriminating, hating, and belly-aching for stupidness, and be a Real Revolutionary and make positive change in our community and the world.

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Poem: Hate vs Love

as the chime of a clock..goes tick and tock
so my mind chimes..with thoughts sublime
and as I rhyme in time with lines
designed to awaken your senses so you drop your defences
without flavor I ask for one favor -
that you show love not hate
for hate... needs to depreciate
for love is a valued treasure - hate only brings displeasure
love is the answer - hate is a cancer
hate is a cancer - love is the answer

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POEM: Love....

I watch you from afar
with my mind and my heart smiling
as I think about you
I feel light-hearted and light-headed
just knowing that
the sight, thought and smell of you brings me joy
so as I express these words to you
would you be interested in loving me too?

(c) Linette Rabsatt


I wrote that for someone to use as a love poem. I hope they like and also the person who they are trying to woo. Love, o sweet love...ain't it great. LOL LOL 😃💜💚💓

Stupid Day

I call today Stupid Day and pray to the father above that we all will exercise our common sense to make wise decisions that build up ourselves, our families and our communities. It is not acceptable to act stupid or silly when you know better. It is not right to willingly act stupid for others to see. Do you like to be the butt of other's jokes or are you a hoax?

To the stupid women who hate another sister just because La Stupid's friend hates the sister - wise up and start acting like you have a brain. I mean how can you maintian hate - are you so baited and constipated that you can't think for yorself? What I have done to you that you now despise me and you wish for my demise.

Sisters and brothers, please start to use what God gave us and that does not mean only your abs, butt or breasts - the total you - the conscience, the brain, the mind.

Wake up and I dare you not to let there be another Stupid Day again!!!

POEM: Man, listen to your woman; Woman, listen to your man

Man, listen to your woman.
Woman, listen to your man.
If you do not listen to each other,
how can you build your future plans?

I fight you and you curse me.
You call Susie then I call Henry.
What a calamity? What a song?
All that will do is spread HIV along.

Man, listen to your woman.
Woman, listen to your man.
If you do not listen to each other,
how can you build your future plans?

On small issues, we can't agree;
For big issues, it's a fight to the next degree.
It's only my way not yours at all,
now our love is like car that's stalled.

Man, listen to your woman.
Woman, listen to your man.
If you do not listen to each other,
how can you build your future plans?

The children don't which way to go,
cause the parents love can never show.
With no guidance, what will happen to them?
Because love connects the roots to the stem.

Man, listen to your woman.
Woman, listen to your man.
If you do not listen to each other,
how can you build your future plans?

In church we put on a sweet, sweet face,
but at home, -it's a cursing race.
A big act putting on for the passersby -
this relationship is built on hoax and lies.

Man, listen to your woman.
Woman, listen to your man.
If you do not listen to each other,
how can you build your future plans?

I want to spend all the cash
on shoes and pretty things that flash.
He betting his own at the horse race.
No structure, no rules to keep all in place.

Man, listen to your woman.
Woman, listen to your man.
If you do not listen to each other,
how can you build your future plans?

So today the moral of the story
is to stop worrying about glitz and glory.
Partners who listen to each other wholly
in the future will tell some good old stories.

Stop letting the inlaws and friends take over.
Stop wasting time. Spend time with your lover.
Be faithful and playful is the recipe to read over
to build that love like a strong and sturdy tower.

Man, listen to your woman.
Woman, listen to your man.
If you do not listen to each other,
how can you build your future plans?

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It's time to DO

How can you sit in an office, in a church or just in life in general and say that you have nothing to do? What is your talent or your niche? I keep telling everyone that I take the parable about the talents literally nor figuratively. I feel that those servants did not sing, cook, plant, speak or dance in the name of the Lord and their actual talents were taken from them. Many of us sit in dead end jobs, but does that mean life must be a dead end? How can you use your gifts outside of your 9-5 to better yourself? 

I am a poet, writer, mother, coordinator and event assistant - all outside of my regular job. Why do I do this - to better myself and to strengthen my resume. In recent days, I have been calling myself the 'real revolutionary.' I don't call myself a realist because everyone is a realist living in their reality and dealing with their business. I am a real revolutionary because I grab opportunities and run with them. I make links and find ways to progress. I find other people to link so that together, we can rise and make an impact in what we do. If I say that I won't do something because I feel things are not handled right - then I am not doing it. 

While we make links, we must still be mindful of who we consort with. There are a lot of evil forces out there and I am not hating on anyone. However, I prefer to link with persons who are thinking about the betterment of the community - not the fattening of their pockets off the public's back. Why am I telling you this? I am telling you this because it's time to wake-up and move forward. Are you stuck in a rut (pardon the cliché)? Come on, it's time to wake up, get up and DO. Stop the idle talking and DO. Watch me and learn from my example, and I will do the same with you and others who are making strides to improve themselves. It's time to DO. 

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