Haiti, As A True Comeback Kid

We can use this axiom not only in football In the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament We can also use this adage in our daily lives To help us do better in our environment We get knocked down every day. We fall We, Haitians, get up and stand up as braves We get hit by deadly hurricanes, earthquakes Countless stupid dictators, kleptomaniac presidents Corrupt officials, polluters of our rivers and lakes Backstabbers, hypocrite friends and other rodents We, Haitians, get up and stand up like heroes We are not afraid to strive to achieve our goals We, Haitians, are resilient in spite of the odds The bigotry that we confront daily, the lies, the false ads The gossips, the false rumors, the ever-present dangers The threats of being fired by racist and godawful supervisors And by bigoted and vile employers, but we still stand tall Not too far from the walls. We know how to play hard ball We fought for liberty at the battle of Savannah And we received in returns insults. This world of saga Is disgusting at times. We're still standing like palm trees We're not afraid to look or to stare at the enemies We got hit hard by lethal cyclones, we got slammed We fell on our knees, but we stood up like we were damned Like we were invincible. We were born to be resilient Our fake friends are constantly plotting against us Our God is with us. We're not afraid to carry the cross We fear nothing. The sky is not the limit. We're brilliant And ready to take care of the next task, to fight mentally And physically the next battle to survive. The Almighty God created Haiti, a tiny nation for a good reason God is right. We'll always strive for a better season Haiti is a true comeback kid. Haiti will sweat and bleed The fire is in our blood. We have the energy that we need. Copyright © June 2019, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.