Move To the Mainland
...Disembarkment hearkened a largely unknown universe
Melbourne's sky lifting grid hidden partially
Behind rows of giraffe laughing palm trees
He dinged his car in the line to leave the car park
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Categories:
disembarkment, age, change, city, growing
Form: Free verse
The Amistad Mutiny
...The Amistad Mutiny
Slavery, a dirty word no matter how it’s pronounced:
Abducted and herded to the slave fortress of Lomboko1 for trade.
To be tossed in chains below deck on the Po...
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Categories:
disembarkment, africa, america, history, racism,
Form: Verse