Adeline

Swimming across the Atlantic is Adeline,
A savage beauty scarred by time,
Born in a world of great crime.

Capturing the hearts of men,
Imprisoning them in iron shackles,
Enslaving them for a lifetime.

The slaver of thousands,
A trader of flesh, a lover of gold,
O! She can be so cold.

Africa to the Americas, an oceanic journey of 10 weeks,
But doesn’t give birth any black envy,
To be bought and sold like any commodity,
Like sugar, tobacco or coffee.

Had a chance to fight back,
But the dark kings and lords wanted to fill their sacks.
Started by trading thieves, outlaws and war criminals,
Later seeking all the other Negros.
Brothers betrayed by brothers,
Traded for guns, goods and precious metals,
Also sold their moral code to the ships gutters.

Four square feet of space with the smell of dread,
Smaller than a coffin for the dead.
Treated like cattle,
Supported by the insane views of Aristotle.

Jumping ship when the chance arises,
They’d rather be dead bodies drifting in the Atlantic.
Soon to be dead beings, this is what the ship comprises.

The Serengeti’s Song

Smoke ruling over air,
I can’t breathe no more.
Swimming in poisoned water,
Fish can’t live no more.

A house of glass cards,
Breaking down into shards.
It’s taking too long,
For the people to hear the Serengeti’s song.

Eyes are useless when the mind is blind,
I am ashamed to proclaim “These people are of my kind”.

The Fallen

Dreams of the fallen staring at me,
Through their eyes I feel the pain,
Unbearable and torturous,
Please don’t torture us, they say,
And through their eyes I feel the pain.

But in their death, I find my breath,
But then fear finds me too.
With a brittle sword, I keep it at bay,
Fortifications for my mind are all on the way.

Fate of the Mortals

Every king must lose his crown,
By the time the sun comes down.
Inevitable effects of the life of man,
Do all you want, while you still can.

Consumed by fire,
Flesh to ash, your body will change,
Consumed by fire,
Into the void, forever you will gaze.

Inevitable death

Consumed by fire,
Flesh to ash, your body will change,
Consumed by fire,
Into the void you will gaze.

Every king must lose his crown,
By the time the sun comes down.
Inevitable effects of the life of man,
Do all you want, while you still can.

Mind Guard

Deaf to the ancient calls,
Gifted with the minds of clay dolls.
Incapable of individual thought,
After being crippled by the deceptive fox.

Zombie like lives they lead,
Please read, I plead.
You mind is a city at war,
Fools! Your city does not have any walls.

Static rock

Over the course of time,

The rock stays unmoved,

Solid and inflexible,

Steady and sure.

Picked up by a hand,

So much potential it has now,

Along an arc it moves through the air,

Find the target and sinks the paper boat.