Love Poem: De Gyul
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Written by: Kasim Ishmael

De Gyul

De gyul

The first time see the gyul
Ah want to meet her family
I going to get a diamond ring
I don’t care how much it cost me

gone to ask her to get marry
But she did not say no or yes
What she up and tell me
No body will ever guess

She said she want a job letter
And a stub with my weekly salary
If I have any other girlfriends
And if they have any baby

She ask want size of house I have
And the street that we live 
And after she sees my bank book
Then answer she will have to give

So I went home fast
 Said ma we have to build the house
And call the exterminator
To kill all them rats and mouse

And I send my brother sugar
To buy some concrete and sand
And to ask Ronald and riad 
To come and give us a hand

Now I gone back with my letter
And my pay stub with me
I working for 27.50.an hour
Now That is plenty money

So I when and give her
All that she asks me for
You know this girl turn around
And tell me she want some more

She wants to know my doctor 
She wants a medical history
And give the phone number
So later she could call he

She said she want a loving man
With a nice house and money
But that will be no use to her 
If he come and give her H I V


And ask if I bring my bank book
And if I have my pass port
And she done know I have no arrest
She father working in Sando court

Now she have me thinking 
And scratching my head like I have lice
Is this a beautiful woman?
Or is she a block of ice

But still said to myself 
Take it easy the gyul looking good
You will have the nicest gyul
In the whole Neighborhood

Then she says man like to lie
And think they have too much brain
So if I think her stupid
She not falling for that again

Then she said to bring my priest
She wants to conduct an interview
And after six months probations
She will see what she can do

They say that love is blind
Well brother today love can see
I take my diamond ring
And ran and jump in a taxi

I’m sorry for the next guy 
Who try to marry she
And mark my words when I tell you
Many will run away just like me