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Rap: Sorry To See You Go
By Sally CurriePosted: 01/11/2022
In our recent 1619 Project Discussion Group meeting, Sally Currie introduced her first rap effort entitled, "Sorry To See You Go". We present it here for your enjoyment.
SORRY TO SEE YOU GO
©Sally Currie December 2021
When Eve picked the apple
And Adam bit in,
Together they created
Original sin
Centuries passed
And we “did it” a lot
And now behold the mess
That we’ve got
Too many people
Evil and greed
A virus raging
Reporters mislead
What was God thinking
To put us on earth
Who failed to appreciate
What it was worth?
Clean water and trees
And birds flying by
Lots of fine animals
To please your eye
The air we breathed
Was bracing and clean
Rain fell on fields
Fertile and green
Now it’s too late
I have to opine
We’ve crossed over
The critical line
And downward we’re lurching
Stupidity reigns
Huge losses outweigh
Our paltry gains
“Good-bye, lovely Earth
It’s sad but I know
I’ll die in a few years
Watching you go.