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Edward Kamau Brathwaite(b. 1930)

Sonnet 3: "Come-a look"

Come-a look
Come-a look
see wha' happen
 
Come-a look
Come-a look
see wha' happen
 
Sookey dead
Sookey dead
Sookey dead-o
 
Sookey dead
Sookey dead
Sookey dead-o
 
Him a-wuk
Him a-wuk
till 'e bleed-o
 
Him a-wuk
Him a-wuk
till 'e bleed-o
 
Sookey dead
Sookey dead
Sookey dead-o
 
Sookey dead
Sookey dead
Sookey dead-o