Ill-suited for leadership

Nature bestowed her foulest pigmentation upon them much like a scar



It accompanies them to their nameless grave

On these malaria ridden vessels

A love affair between slaves and sugar

The ones who managed to escape

Dove like cormorants into the Atlantic



Ducats, Cowries, Reals or Silver Pesos

No currency denied in these ports



Beggary becomes a far fetched luxury

The world of noose justice



It accompanies them to their nameless grave

On these malaria ridden vessels

A love affair between slaves and sugar

Unwanted coexistence

Too drained to cry, too shamed to pray



Ducats, Cowries, Reals, or Silver Pesos

No currency denied in these ports



Beggary becomes a far fetched luxury

The world of noose justice



Exemplary behavior is worthless when

Their crime is genetic



Skin becomes hard leather

Disfigured by torrid irons

Immeasurable cruelty

Only man knows how to inflict