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Kuper Island Blues
by
© vatooz


Come gather around friends
and I will tell you a tale
about an island up north they call Kuper
and how some children once free
meet christanity
and how it put their lives in a stupor
It was on this island
that my mother was born
so its here that she first met Jesus
a nun told her no you cannot speak your tounge
or do anything else to displease us
The culture was strong and it still carried on
my grandmother would tell of its glories
but at school someone said
that this island was dead
and all that remained were the stories
The island was good and it gave what it could
fresh plant live there was plenty of seafood
but a childs eye hungers hard for the sky
tell me what can an island feed that mood
My grandma now sleeps in a hotel thats cheap
one room with a hot plate for frying
since she once tasted life she laughs at its knifes
hey its gonna be a mighty slow dying.