A tattoo on my door, on my wall, on my note book I overhead my teacher is paid by you too. Does that mean you own me? I know I should be grateful Mama says a nice boy says ‘thank you’ She doesn’t know, I’m thankful but it helps not to be tattoed on my every piece of skin I’m over-whelmed, last year they told us we’d eat free porridge at school I was so excited and then, I saw it again, your tattoo on the mealie sacks! Papa says I should work hard in school So that maybe you will employ me I will drive a car with your tattoo on its side He thinks that is so cool You’ll brand me for life My desk, my file, my car You Es Ade: From the X people I’ll have to make sure I hear them say, not to forget The biggest letters on all my tattoos I receive from you Should always be YOU ES ADE: From the X people I shouldn’t forget No I will not. No one else matters No one else helps me All is nothing It is all you, You Es Ade: From the X people Thank you You es Ade I’ll mak