By: Cedric McClester

Just when we thought
It had gone away
Libya brought back
Slavery today
The victims are migrants
Or so they say
Although it’s pernicious
In every way

Just when we thought
The world had progressed
Libya has shown us
That nevertheless
They’re capable of doing
What we’d never guess
Enslaving others
Of whom they think less

Just when we thought
We passed the time
That we’d have to revive
That old paradigm
Libya commits
An inhumane crime
Greed is their reason
But what is the rhyme

Just when we thought
That we wouldn’t see
A sudden return
To man’s bad history
The fact that it’s happening
Makes it easy to see
We have a long way to go
If you’re asking me











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