Back To NCF- Nationwide Calypsonians Frustrated

Nation newspaper published that we were going back
And this gives Calypsonians a great big whack
This article had nothing to do with our pedigree
It didn’t speak of European or African ancestry
Or slipping into our past, back to the donkey cart
Nor any old sentiments to touch the heart
We didn’t read of times of old
In days when mary and black bitch were sold
Days gone bye when we had no phone
Everyone was disconnected when they lived alone
Couldn’t see anything on the exhibitions in Queens Park
Any mention of Civic Day or hurrying home in the dark
Lots of talk they had about going back to NCF
You can’t imagine the frustration dey lef’
People , not knowing, asked me what this NCF meant
So I tried to explain, but my time was misspent
Our concept differ to much from the reality
National Cultural Foundation is what it was meant to be
Instead Nebulous Cultural Funding plagues the community
And many believe that this National Committee Faulty
No Consistency For years and No Commensurate Funds.
Some folk getting lion shares, some begging for refunds
For many the threats of No Crop-over Festival loom
Revelers attacked by rebels paint devastating gloom
Usually when they search for solutions, Nahbody Cud Find
Show No Creativity Fuhreal and that the committee blind
The compensation is bad and Now Calypsonians Fruitless
Renditions are great but the artistes meet no success
All this talk about what’s coming back
They should have told us that Calypso under attack
Estwick they mean will be returning to the helm
Devastation will so follow the Calypsonian’s realm

Another Acrostic Poem from
The Bajan Poetry Society
By Khaidji

man yuh like yuh doan like dah man
atall ! atall ! atall !

whoo !