Negar
Angolan Shipyard
Portuguese Courtyard
Slaves
Indentured servants of
Black seed
Sadist sovereignty
Dutch property
Animals
Herded into a treasure chest
Of disease
Shackled humanity
Shipwrecked Christianity
Excess
Baptized on the bottom
Of the sea
Altered Destiny
English colony
1619
Stock on a manifest
Of greed
Work your land
Savage not man
Bartered
A pound of flesh for
A crown overseas
Sold by brethren
Held by heathens
Caimile
Your daddy was
Born free
Copyright © Xavier Keough | Year Posted 2005
Post Comments
Poetrysoup is an environment of encouragement and growth so only provide specific positive comments that indicate what you appreciate about the poem.
Please
Login
to post a comment