Birthright
Bodies as commerce
moved, chained, sold
to the highest bidder.
Your birthright.
You speak with such
eloquence
on how to be civilized.
Your words puncturing the air
like the bullets you used to
teach me
how to be
civilized.
It’s like the time you reconstituted yourself,
embracing your brothers
who fought to keep me
chained, moved, sold.
Packaging up and selling
your brand of civilization
the world over.
My body, my family
your birthright.