on the plundered earth / and the bones of slaves we build / our vacation homes
Haiku | “on the plundered earth”
April 1, 2016 by Peter Galen Massey
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So much hidden poignancy.
I have to say, in Jamaica, it doesn’t feel hidden to me. The difference between the wealth of the tourists and the wealth of the citizens is so stark it takes an act of will to ignore it.
That is so true.