Mandingo

My newest poem, on the colonization of Africa and the subjugation of the black man.

Listen
Hear the Drums of the Mandinka
Hear the clapping hands
the naked feet on the dry soil
See the women in frenzied joy
Unbridled emotion
Hail Mandingo

Hail Mandingo
The African warrior
The Slayer of the Lion
with his bare hands
Hail Mandingo
King of the bush

Listen
Hear the Canons of the British
Hear their cocking guns
thier booted feet on the decks
See the soldiers in frenzied joy
Unbridled emotion
Hail Smith

Hail Smith
The British Warrior
The Slayer of the Lion
with his shotgun
Hail Smith
King of Africa