Anguish and Shame

The anguish I feel in winter
came from the times of slavery
the pity I felt when I saw
black people sweating for life
on the other side of the Atlantic...
came... from the pain I felt,
but I didn't live... banzo
of the afro of the coffee plantations
in the Minas Gerais  life...
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September 1, 2022 at 3:26 AM
Yes … a dark history no doubt and slavery, domination, abuse, exploitation still continues across the globe, in different forms, mostly unreported.
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September 1, 2022 at 5:51 AM
O Thank YOU Very MUCH MY dear POET for commenting MY POETRY,here in Brazil a WHITE pale slavery still remains, até least in MIND... salute, alkas
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