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If only Kunta kanti had a camera phone He would've captured many untold stories stories of a sad slave girl sitting all alone Sad stories of overworked slaves with worries . Stories of ''Massa'' holding the Holy Bible And in another hand the everpresent whip There would've been images of souls no longer able To work from dawn to dusk without a drop to sip . If only Kunta Kanti had a remote controlled drone Or a Facebook account to share stories and go LIVE The world would've seen the master's no go zone Where he buried the bodies of those no more alive . Stories of the slave master's cruelty would've gone viral And on the other hand exposed the ugly slave trade He would've been seen as a vile man who lacked moral Maybe a jail sentence because of the video Kunta made . Maybe ,just maybe if Kunta Kanti had a camera phone It would've caused a public outcry and a Black Lives Matter's rally Al ,Martin Luther King III and all Black folks would've gone The names and stories of all slaves would've been read at that rally! Facebook #IvanBrookspoetry twitter @ivanclappers
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Jan 2, 2018
Jan 2, 2018 at 9:56 PM UTC
Kunta's Camera Phone
If only Kunta kanti had a camera phone He would've captured many untold stories stories of a sad slave girl sitting all alone Sad stories of overworked slaves with worries . Stories of ''Massa'' holding the Holy Bible And in another hand the everpresent whip There would've been images of souls no longer able To work from dawn to dusk without a drop to sip . If only Kunta Kanti had a remote controlled drone Or a Facebook account to share stories and go LIVE The world would've seen the master's no go zone Where he buried the bodies of those no more alive . Stories of the slave master's cruelty would've gone viral And on the other hand exposed the ugly slave trade He would've been seen as a vile man who lacked moral Maybe a jail sentence because of the video Kunta made . Maybe ,just maybe if Kunta Kanti had a camera phone It would've caused a public outcry and a Black Lives Matter's rally Al ,Martin Luther King III and all Black folks would've gone The names and stories of all slaves would've been read at that rally! Facebook #IvanBrookspoetry twitter @ivanclappers
In the absence of a camera,words speaks more than a thousand pictures.
#slavery#stories#history#emotional
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50/M/Norway
Jan 2, 2018
Jan 2, 2018 at 9:56 PM UTC
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