She birthed me first.
Did I birth her?
Why was I ripped from her?
She birthed me first.
Did I birth her?
I am
connected
to
her
energy.
I hated leaving
Though the ones who crowned me queen
wanted to hang me like Anacaona,
Queen of Jaragua Maguana of the island “Ayiti”
Quisqueya Boyo
Silently you conspired
to
save me
Time for me to leave
A covenant signed
three
rivers
deep
Mount Calvary high since
Genesis
The roots numerous, strong,
deep
When the thing hit and left you wounded
A leg caught half a step between life and death
Arms stuck out of the rubble
Reaching out to children near and far
Your sufferings had surpassed you
I heard
your call from some place deep
I
t was time to come home
A covenant signed in Leogane
The noose was parchment
Your tears were like ink
Still, your resilient spirit transformed
the tsunami of despair into rays of hope
And like the golden flame from the central sun
The light in your eyes will shine again
Your branches will sprout even more beauteously
Golden Flower
The pearl of the Antilles
Ayiti Quisqueya Boyo . . .
I am
connected
to
her
energy.
I hated leaving
Though the ones who crowned me queen
wanted to hang me like Anacaona,
Queen of Jaragua Maguana of the island “Ayiti”
Quisqueya Boyo
Silently you
conspired to
save me
Time for me to leave
A covenant signed
three
rivers
deep
Mount Calvary high
since Genesis
The roots numerous, strong,
deep
When the thing hit and left you
wounded
A leg caught half a step between
life
and
death
Arms stuck out of the rubble
Reaching out to children
Your sufferings had surpassed you
I heard
your call from some place deep
Time to come home
A covenant signed in Leogane
Parchment noose
Your tears were like ink
Still, your resilient spirit transformed
the tsunami of despair into rays of hope
And like the golden flame from the central sun
The light in your eyes will shine again
Your branches will sprout even more beauteously
Golden Flower
The pearl of the Antilles
Ayiti Quisqueya Boyo . . .