Jeremiah Clay 1831 - 1897

Jeremiah Clay 1831 – 1897 To my friends in the faith: In life, I often observed the ants. Great profound lessons can be learned Within the microcosm Of their silent movements And relentless deliberations. I have seen the sanguinary Argentines Invade the nests of the weaker ones Have watched them trespass and kidnap and enslave The lowly ones, The vulnerable ones, The perceived inferior ones. I have witnessed the regal queen Taken and murdered by her captors. I have been appalled and dumbfounded By their muted acts of savagery and cruelty. And I have been utterly devastated By the enforced bondage of the black ones, The nether ones, The rejected ones. Great God in heaven! Where be thy justice? Great Jehovah, my Lord! Let the last now, Be the first!