You Saw the Ocean (Dedicated to Derek Walcott)
By
John Kaniecki
You
saw the ocean
Blue,
green, white capped waves in motion
You
learned stories of the educated
Sons
of the slave masters you hated
I
have walked barefoot upon Caribbean hot white sands
I
have talked to the people of your islands
I
know their names and have heard their story
We
shared our Love with all our glory
Also
I am intimate with your time
Where
you choose free verse over rhyme
An
endless war raged in futility
Your
own kinsmen struggled to rise from humility
Crucifying
every human emotion
You
saw the ocean
Where
was your cry for justice?
Passionate
pleas persuading righteousness
Instead
in an alabaster tower
You
gazed out the window hour after hour
Life
roared crashing on the beach loud as thunder
For
you not to hear the oppressed, how I wonder?
A
pretty, nice, sentimental notion
You
saw the ocean
POET TO THE POOR, REVOLUTIONARY POETRY
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