A saddened and heavy heart
Unsettled skies and dark waters
It took slaves over one hundred decades
In the Caribbean, to abolish slavery
A heroic act of bravery
Through the thick forest followed by a cavalry
High in the mountains, low through the valleys ,
Beginning in Haiti, Ending in Cuba,
Herded like animals in a cage
They fought for air
While others breathed freely
Engraved on their bodies
Scars that impacted centuries
Raised welts and strafe marks; skin torn by a vicious attack
Longing for a restful death – hung at dawn
A memory of humanity’s disgrace
Towards people different from their race
In a world of unbecoming faith ,
Their spirits rumble at our current state
Centuries have passed, and we still suffocate
No way further than their dismay
Innocent bloodshed; our baby’s faces are still wet
Unsettled skies and dark waters
A saddened and heavy heart
I pen to you our long-lost fighters.
Lifestyle Writing 
sold as slaves
for our sins
the wants
taunt
the naked flesh
and the cages
of a human zoo
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A very powerful poem. The history of this planet with so much racism and conquering of others, raping, pillaging, on and on has just been horrific. I lived on the Navajo reservation and have seen the devastation. I’ve lived in neighborhoods with people of color and seen the devastation. I’ve worked with Central American and Mexican refugees for years and seen the devastation. I’m looking forward to the time when racism and inequality is gone completely for all people and genders.
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Thank you. ❤
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