New century Slave Trade Style

By Jacquline Munro

When I watch the news

Of the Libyan slaves

Tied up

Positioned in the same way

That our ancestors displayed

Fear so deep their eyes portray

The wickedness and evil

Monstrosity acts so vile

Such native style

Surely who would want to survive

Surely they are kept barely alive

For entertainment purposes

Demon men

Who prowl with pride

To capture and display

Our African brothers

Subjected to acts

Beyond the human eye

Subjected to punishment

So gross

An invisible river of fear

Swallowing

Drowning

Life’s expectations

No hope to be rescued

No hope to be detected

No scope to see beyond

The painful journey

Of this new century slave trade style