People I know Sing under trees They follow the aroma Of sweet honey bees Gathering on graves Forgotten black figures With painful hums and hymns Haunting sinful flowers Creating sweet nectar For tea sipping ******* Plantations engulfed in guilt Wood and rope up in flames Smelling of whiskey and *** From the 1850's to 2020's Still upright remains The sentiments they built Till present children dance's Internet post gaining fame For some to laugh at Others show to shame New historic beginnings On the flame licked horizon Feeding knowledge Soils deep under feet Promising seedlings growing Encouraging brown and black faces For a Garden's uprisingΒ Β At last a brighter Future song to sing