My Home

Soca music and Old School Hip Hop

Caribana, Crop Over and Small Farm Reunions

From “Congratulations” to “That’s my baby!”

Two different cultures in my home

Plastic forks, cups and silverware

To prayer circles and a bunch of amen

Aluminum foil keeps the leftovers right

“This is the grown folks table” “Get out of grown folks business”

The “Come on ins” to the “Why’s he bring this girl to dinner” conversations

Kids eat first and the “what you want on your plate” is normal in my home

Collard Greens in the Crockpot

Corn pudding sitting in a pan

That’s one culture in my home

Flip the page and it is wrapped silver spoons and forks

The “What’s this food called” side of me

Raise the flag, the flag we are proud of

Up and down the streets of Toronto we go

Flying Fish, Coscos, Fish Cakes and Rum Cake

The heavy accents and the family stories

Jackets are called blazers and if you wear them inside don’t let Grandpa see

Taking shirts off and Palancing

Whine your hips or die trying side of the family

The international family tree

Barbados, London, Brooklyn, Toronto and Fort Wayne

Duty Free pit stops right at the border

“Thanksgiving in October?!?” side of the family

“Yeah, you know where Rihanna is from”

“Maybe I’ll see her at Crop Over” side of me

Sugar cane, tea every morning, plantain chips side of me

Both sides of me make me great

Why live life with one culture, when you can have two?