Negative Vibes Poem by D Loveday Morris

Negative Vibes

When we stand against injustice, it's not a negative vibe
There are many whose lives will depend on this stride;
And the sacrifices that today we make,
Are the decisions that help to make nations great

There will come a time, when it's something you care about
And you will be glad that someone stood, so that now you can shout
For love and humanity is what it's all about
What will it take from you to hear people out?

Just listen
Try to understand what is missing
Pain is as individual as teardrops in your eyes
Don't zero rate the pain because you refuse to acknowledge the cries

When you use that scale zero to three
Don't say the pain is zero and call it equality!
Imagine you tell your doctor " it's my heart that has pain"
And heinsists, despite the evidence to operate on your brain

If only you would try to understand
The pain and loss are mine, as much as they are human
So when I tell you I've lost a brother
Don't tell me that's nothing; you'll get through it; so have many others

If we are to address inequality
Problems must be solved individually
It is by championing against injustice and discrimination,
That we build and develop greater nations

D. Loveday Morris

June,2020

An Extract from the Diary of a Jamaican Critical Care Nurse Living and Working in the UK