African Blood Poem by Marlene Rashidi

Blood of the innocence and virtue
Blood that represents true warrior and true power
Power and might are found in it
Royalty and loyalty are mend in it
True pain and agony is found in it
Blood with much heritage
Blood of the old ancestors
Spirit of the brethren still is alive
Spirit of the great Kings and Queens still is among us
Darker than the human kind
Powerful than other
Blood that overcame battle of royalty
Blood that crossed the uncrossed oceans
In such blood the truth is held in.