Miscegenation
Forgotten on the bottom of the sea
Or buried under conquered, conquered stones,
Lost cargo holds and funeral urns are free
From passion. They are there because the bones
Of empire need some place to rest and be
A vintage slightly redolent of moans.
The fermenation of sores in history
Lurks there because of idols, lust and thrones.
Or archaeology bring them back
To light and open them, they show wheat
And ashes. But out of them flow rivers
Of calm and of a monumental lack
Of relevance to victory and defeat.