peace,
just a line to say you are on my mind
so far away from home all you love
surrounded on four sides by danger
clear present enduring stealing you
from us forcing you to hide your
fire under water in the hands of
godz ochosi protect the hunted
misdirect the hunter ogun protect
warrior separated from the others
shango fit the battle so my brother
remains shifted in shape invisible
to predators brother stay on the one
knowing we are those who count our
days as sand though the century glass
of struggle we have no resting place
no peace no justice nothing but determination
so even though you are far away we
are in the same place we invented diaspora
to hold us broken yet whole in our suffering
we miss you but rather dream you alive
than bloodied and gone from us forever
be well my brother be encouraged we rejoice
in your going knowing it may mean your
coming home one day free to live
free to be free to dream free
until then you are with us in spirit
as we are with you the hunter
shall go hungry today
