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Boarding the Middle Passage

Suntanned fields tower along your breast. Rusty gripping whips rip ripened veins. Dancing black silhouette, shipped to the west, In a barbed necklace of embroidered chains. Singing in patois, you yield by wrest. Like moribund gales your spirit wanes. Suntanned fields tower along your breast. Rusty gripping whips rip ripened veins. Babe takes hold to a final tress, and blots your heart with loved stains. So decked in red memorial dress, you bid farewell toward the Royal Haynes. Where suntanned fields tower along your breast, and rusty gripping whips rip ripened veins.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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Date: 10/10/2008 8:01:00 PM
I love this piece. My style..words written provoking my spirit to action. Love it a lot.
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Date: 10/6/2008 11:46:00 AM
Congratulations Omesh on your featured write of the week. Love, Shar
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Date: 10/6/2008 9:08:00 AM
Great descriptive piece of writing , Omesh , and well worth the front page .....
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Date: 10/5/2008 8:39:00 PM
Omesh this was a powerful poem - Congrats on having it featured this week - God Bless
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Date: 10/5/2008 6:22:00 PM
The times they are- a changin- Bob Dylan. Congratulations Omesh on "Boarding The Middle Passage" being featured. Vince
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Date: 10/5/2008 2:50:00 PM
What a gripping way to share the tragedy of this time. The vivd imagery forwards your thoughts in a powerful way. Congratulations on having your poem featured. Keep up the good writing! Karen
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