middle passages

    so many gods to call on in the dark
    and none to answer when we have most need
    there is no witness to see what we mark

    there was no silence when forced to embark
    no word for what we were but others' need
    so many gods to call on in the dark

    who did not live was fed to ray and shark
    and some grew fatter on the alien seed
    there is no witness to see what we mark

    we have to learn new names for shift and sark
    and find the urgency in your hard greed
    so many gods to call on in the dark

    the truth is given us in the dogs' bark
    the whip commands us when to hoe and weed
    there is no witness to see what we mark

    the answer's always plain simple and stark
    there is a poison that impels the deed
    so many gods to call on in the dark
    there is no witness to see what we mark

(C)2008, Ledgister Fragano