White girl tries hard to steal the show But only brings jeers taunts and laughter It takes many more whites to pretend to be black Carnival is about sharing culture Appropriating is just another matter Photo Hugh Ardoin The Notting Hill Carnival Galleries
But on Carnival day the uniform is just another disguise There is always a human being somewhere inside the puppet And the call of duty is no match to the call of booty The waving of the brown bodies and the crystal tinkle of laughter The State seems to be so adverse to happiness as […]