: It rebels against man-made divisions like "First," "Second," and "Third World" and expresses outrage against apartheid , racism , fascism , and the Ku Klux Klan .
: Mutabaruka explicitly states that "dis poem is still not written" because it is a part of an ongoing, untold story that continues in the listener's mind.
Rather than telling a linear story about characters, "Dis Poem" tells the story of .
: "Dis Poem" is a prime example of dub poetry, which prioritizes orality over traditional European literary rules. It uses Jamaican Patois, lacks standard punctuation, and is meant to be performed to a reggae-inspired beat.
: It begins by addressing the "wretched sea" that brought slave ships to Caribbean shores and the cries of mothers for their children lost to that sea.