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The Good Ship Jesus I am Mandinka Jawaaro, Mandinka Warrior From Kunga to Sinkandinga And, with these black fingers Curled around my spear and my shield, I stood with other boys, who wished to become men And learned the dances of death; Learned the Warrior Ways; Learned the tactics, strategies and rules of engagement Training from dusk ‘til dawn, as the Elders instructed, But knowing in my heart that no one would try to attack our village Nor try to rape, rob, or pillage us For we were M… Continue

86 PACES The time to strike drew near. Andy’s heart rate slowed as Coral approached the ambush site. The killing-time was Andy’s cool-water libation; the hunt – his calming opiate. Coral jogged along the trail, spurred on by the revolutionary call of Bob Marley: “Dem crazy, Dem crazy… We gonna chase those crazy baldheads outta town…” If Coral wasn’t jogging to Kanye West, then it had to be Robert Nestra Marley. “Oh, I and I build your cabin, Oh, I and I plant your corn.”… Continue