they tell me my
children
have been found in the South
far from the jungle you call our home
they want to know if I want them back
they are Africans not because they are born
in Africa but Africa is in their blood
it is buried deep
beneath their ebony skinshave been found in the South
far from the jungle you call our home
they want to know if I want them back
they are Africans not because they are born
in Africa but Africa is in their blood
I know auctions sell entire farmlands
it's not the auctions that's upsetting
but it’s what they sell, the jewels of my womb
it is the armless children for a dime
they are Africans not because they are born
in Africa but Africa is in their blood
it is buried beneath their ebony skins
© 2013 Padmore
Agbemabiese, Cleveland, Ohio
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