Since mother's land was raped,
Jewels traded,
Purity of gold spoiled,
And oil drained
Ivory robbed from the tusks of the mighty
Virginity, whored
Her children,
Diluted,
Watered down from their black beauty
Complexions brown;
Soil-like skin,
Blossoming new races
New faces
New people
Unfamiliar shades in foreign lands....
The children are separated
Belonging to new continents
Adopted in new homes
They no longer claim their brothers & sisters
No longer hear the tribal woes and warnings of the white man
Their tongues cannot sing the lullabies to offspring
Who were promised to be Kings & Queens...
Samantha Blake 2011©
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