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Joe Balaz writes in Hawaiian Islands pidgin. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio
SLOW DOWNFALL
Dere’s da lynx and da caracal
by da cheetah and da cougar
standing next to da margay
and da leopard
along wit da serval and da jaguar
while da lion and da tiger
play tag wit da ocelot—
You get da idea
I like big cats
da moa wild da bettah.
Da key word heah dough
is “wild”
cause I no like look at da buggahs
in wun cage.
Turn da prisoners loose
if you ask me.
Dose setups in city zoos
are just scientific circuses
witout da whips
and flaming hoops.
Dats why I no mind
da nature programs
filming da huge felines
in dere own habitats.
Even dough dey stay endangered
dey are bettah off
being wheah dey supposed to be.
If da buggahs go extinct
den dats da way it is.
It’s not like dis planet
nevah see radical changes before.
Go ask da saber-toothed tiger
about dat.
As da world is squeezed
in da face of development
and technology
some wonderful tings
are gonna be lost.
While all of dis happens
I rather be wun neutral observer
to da slow downfall
rather den wun animal keeper
holding nature against its will
so dat its creatures
can exist as side shows
in pay to see jail cells.
(Joe Balaz)
I really enjoyed this, especially the Hawaiian dialect which took me back to my visit there. I love Iz and in his concerts I love listening to him talk before he sings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqcVLV7UgvI&list=OLAK5uy_nBf6PmbA23wrjl4nH-4DcOibNbQny5-aE&index=11
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Thankyou….
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I enjoyed this too. First time I have heard this dialect. Thanks
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I’m completely captivated by this. I have more to share….
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