in the Land of Zanzibar
are Black souls
with bruises and scars
buried beneath
every planted magnolia tree
are the severed heads and
bodies of African slaves
who dared to look
at the Arab Women
are the seeds planted
through the bitter
hands of slavery
in the Land of Zanzibar
Dec 1, 2012
Dec 1, 2012 at 9:16 PM UTC
in the Land of Zanzibar
are Black souls
with bruises and scars
buried beneath
every planted magnolia tree
are the severed heads and
bodies of African slaves
who dared to look
at the Arab Women
are the seeds planted
through the bitter
hands of slavery
in the Land of Zanzibar