We Were Slaves--1619
...Over 400 years ago, the arrival of 20 or more enslaved Africans are called ‘The Beginning of USA Slavery', which are much more complex than that.
We were kidnapped from Angola, forced on a Portugues...
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Categories:
veracruz, africa, age, america, black
Form: Narrative
Rainforest
...I’ve lived an age in Oaxaca climes
encased in peppered mist
desolate with seasoned sun
a place of darkness
holding muted beams
as a seedling's life struggles
to finger slots of light
but air ...
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Categories:
veracruz, nature,
Form: Free verse