Poem: No Shame

How dare they honor him this way,
do they have no shame.
Using political mileage to mark a historical milestone
and demeaning his prestigious name.
When a man has contributed his utmost to a country
one expects his or her admirers to bestow the best.
Even Mary of the Bible knew that Jesus feet
were to be perfumed with the richest incense;
she could not offer him anything less.
Why dedicate a man’s legacy to a tourist and hotelier’s
perfect example of an eyesore.
When we honor ourselves and our dead
do we not demand and expect so much more.
Whether one agrees with changing the name of the edifice
we should all share one thing in common accord.
Placing a man’s name on a building with leaking roofs,
disgraceful bathrooms and cracked floors is a sham award.
We should not act niggardly when it comes to our heritage,
we must show the next generation
how to act with dignity and pride.
Roll out the red carpet and finest linen
for our famous native sons and daughters
like at a wedding for the bride.
It’s not appropriate to place a national hero’s birthright
on a dilapidated building.
The proper thing to do is to reconstruct the site
before naming it after the honorable Lyden Pindling.
It’s a sad day when we overlook protocol and good taste
to tarnish a champion’s claim to fame.
How dare they honor him this way,
do they have no shame.













By Sean R. E. Munnings
The Raga-Lover

Copyright © 2006 Sean R. Munnings, all rights reserved.