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The poem Half-Caste by Guyanese-British artist John Agard.
Excuse me Standing on one leg I'm half-caste Explain yuself wha yu mean When yu mean When yu say half-caste Yu mean when Picasso Mix red an green Is a half-caste canvas? explain yuself wha yu mean when yu say half-caste yu mean when light an shadow mix in de sky is a half-caste weather? well in dat case england weather nearly always half-caste in fact some o dem cloud half-caste till dem overcast so spiteful dem dont want de sun pass Ah rass explain yuself wha yu mean when yu say half-caste yu mean Tchaikovsky sit down at dah piano an mix a black key wid a white key is a half-caste symphony? Explain yuself wha yu mean Ah listening to yu wid de keen Half of mih ear Ah looking at u wid de keen Half of mih eye an when I'm introduced to yu I'm sure you'll understand why I offer yu half-a-hand an when I sleep at night I close half-a-eye consequently when I dream I dream half-a-dream an when moon begin to glow I half-caste human being cast half-a-shadow but yu come back tomorrow wid de whole of yu eye an de whole of yu ear an de whole of yu mind an I will tell yu de other half of my story |
About The Poet
John Agard is an awarded Guyanese-British playwright and poet. He was born in Guyana (at the time British Guyana) in 1949 and moved to England in the lates seventies. His poems are a unique mix of serious themes in a playful approach. Dealing with ethnicity, racial and class division with wit and humor.
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