u are not latino
i pour libations
U are not latino
U are not latino
U are not latino
u are not latino
revoke papal bull
remember ancestors
gave pitch
so raleigh could repair
his leaking ships
after his failing
to locate
a city of gold
up de orinico
instead he got tobacco
smoked in bath
so his servant
doused him with agua
she thought he was on fire
u are not latino
u are not latino
ancestors shared
with all
maize
pineapple
tomato
papaya
potato
cassava
cotton
cocoa/chocolate
u r not latino
u r not latino
recognise roman domination
reject heresy & colonisation
columbus day
forced un cat-holistic conversion
u are not a cannibal people
rich diverse heritage
noble sophisticated cultures
u are indigenous
u are indigenous
u are indigenous
you are first nations
cultured long before
conquistadors’ bloody
occupations
pour libations
consult piyeman
u are indigenous
u are indigenous
u are indigenous
ayeaye oui oui
woooopw
simon bolivar
zapatista
che guevera
tupac
pedro campos
zapotec
yocahu
dioarima casaripo
mucurapo calls
tulec/aztec/mayan/incas/
waiwai/warahu/taino/gallabi/karifuna
first nations
arise as condor
call as coqui
trod as ocelot
bite as caiman
walk as tapir
dance like blue crab
slide like a coral snake
wade as anaconda
hide as a chameleon
hunt as leopard
dig deep as an anteater
swim deeper as manatee
run like agouti
hide like opossum
levitate as kolbri
u are not a
latin/sic/american INDIAN
U ARE FIRST NATION
here comes hurrikan
yaya'a
roi kwabena (from Orisha songs for Celina)
2 Comments:
I like this commentary very much. It addresses a couple of issues that are very close to my heart. Ancestor worship and throwing off oppression.
greetings
you are most welcomed....we need to raise consciousness of our glorious heritage
giving thansk for your comments...
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