Not sure you got it, but at least you knew I cared. Heard one too many fans and players curse you off. Glad I obeyed God on the morning He told me to take a ride on South Shore the day we met. I wonder if anyone else noticed the connection between the two dead black brothers on the front and back pages of the newspaper. his permanent absence six feet under as relatives and mistresses argue over his estate, recheck his will and sell the piece of the rock he thought was his. Sadly, just another joke for the boys to crack about him in his absence. Seeking love, fulfilling lust.ĭid she help him or leave him alone to die? former athletes whom he looked up to as they made fun of him. for his pain - and ours too!Īdmirer of “local” celebrities. The punchline of too many jokes.īermudians like to drink. Not Lead with Love Fellowship as the paper wrongly noted or someone incorrectly communicated.Ĭontroversial official. Forgotten once his name was added to the church books and the crusade quota had been met.ĭo Better Church, it was. Unchristlike Christians.Ĭoercion into the baptismal pool. I remember seeing him at a prominent black leader’s funeral, respectfully standing over the grave to express gratitude for defending his brother, the other family member in the paper today the one who has been controversially - and perhaps unjustifiably - vilified.Ībuse at a foster home. He didn’t forget those who were kind to him. This brother of his would never accept Brother Blue Collar Worker’s invitation to live with him. You should know his homeless brother was also a brilliant former utility company employee, he claimed, who also once owned a piece of the rock. his homeless brother whom he fed at City Hall,īermudian athletes whom he adored like international icons, hungry pigeons he shared his store-bought meals with, and you and me - his people. no pension to pay a dead blue-collar worker.īut he was so much more than a blue-collar worker. But he worked hard, voted, paid his taxes, right?! That’s why his hair was so straight, he would remind those he knew. Sad day today.īrother Blue Collar acquired the Bermudian dream of a house but never made a home. One whose name has gone down in Bermudian infamy.Īnd another who, like many others, was lowered into a grave in obscurity. Sad commentary on the lives of two brothers - two black men, May we hear your pain, accept our complicity, celebrate your wisdom and commit to creating processes and systems that can heal and honour your legacies. This tribute is to Everyman, especially those whose stories, dreams and brilliance have been silenced by lonely tombstones and faded flowers and to our master tradesmen, who, as teenage boys, often had to surrender academic aspirations and childhood fun in order to become the primary “breadwinners” for your mothers and funders of your siblings’ education. This poem was written after I observed that a front-page newspaper story about a black Bermudian male was printed on the same day his sibling’s funeral notice - Brother Blue Collar Worker or “BCW” - finally showed up on the back pages of the newspaper. 1950s" Intro: Anecdote about waitress mom using intelligence to handling restaurant & customer Grab audience attention EX: Mike Rose's Mother Quit 7th grade Restaurant waitress Human behavior & solving problem Memorization skill Multitasking Body coordination Social skill & psychology Intelligence: formal education EX: Rose's Brother Hard work + dedication: railroad worker → supervisor Multitask Solve problem quickly Scheduling Tech + Machine Management Spray nozzle → eliminate excessive overspray Pathos: " More than once I've heard a manager label his worker = "bunch of dummies" Logos: Co-worker, observation, trial & error = Professor for workplace EX: Blue-Collar workers: using tool & adapting to work environment Response to argument: Different intelligence = classes Physical work → intelligence Verbal + Math skill Blue collar workplace ( Carpenter building cabinet) Quote: "Much. Main Idea: Society solely base intelligence on grade & test Ethos: "When I was grow.
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