Why I Am A Slave You Ask?

Why I Am A Slave You Ask?

   Because I heard it from my chromosomes
   They tell me I am herded like cattle
   And bound hand and foot in fetters of steel.

   I travelled for many days and nights, and
   Without much to eat or drink
   Made it to the belly of ships, that waited.

   To transport my being to places far beyond
   To separate my body from my soul
   To end my thoughts and ways of perception.

   My masters needed me to bow to their evil doings
   and tried to devoid me of the knowledge of God
   But God in his mercy forever stayed with me.

   Through all the centuries past, present, and
   Future to come I have lost myself, and found myself
   After many perilous times, and consider myself
   blest.