Those who passed from this door <br />Were negroes <br />With centuries-old ethos permeating <br />Their swarthy bodies. <br /> <br />This door <br />(The door of no return) <br />Opening on to an ocean <br />Was the gateway to <br />The Brave New World of slavery. <br /> <br />A return journey <br />Was only a scintillating dream <br />Reflected in the eyes of <br />The multitude of skeleton-like bodies <br />Aboard the sea-going vessels. <br /> <br />This door <br />On the shore <br />Now admits the white masters <br />Who pass with reverence <br />Recalling the bygone ages of their tyranny <br />But perchance forget <br />that Africa <br />Will shine like the rising sun of the <br />Brave New World. <br /> <br /> <br />Poem by: Naseer Ahmed Nasir,1995. <br />Translated from Urdu into English by Dr. Satyapal Anand. <br />Copyrights (C) All rights reserved.<br /><br />Naseer Ahmed Nasir<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-door-of-no-return/
