American Slavery
The police murdered a black man this week,And the murder ripped the scabs off AmericaFestering for centuries in every state.Any illusion that remained has burst,And the crime of crimes is visible now: Slavery. You can’t enslave anyone,No matter how much money you boast of,Without paying a price so enormousYou could never calculate the final cost—The murdered soul of the slave you become.
The police murdered a black man this week,And the murder ripped the scabs off AmericaFestering for centuries in every state.Any illusion that remained has burst,And the crime of crimes is visible now: Slavery. You can’t enslave anyone,No matter how much money you boast of,Without paying a price so enormousYou could never calculate the final cost—The murdered soul of the slave you become.