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Sometimes, in The Middle of the Story
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Caribbean Quarterly
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March 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright University of the West Indies Mar-Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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(for the drowned Africans of the Middle Passage)
Sometimes in the middle ofthe story something
move outside the house, like
it could be the wind - but is not the wind
and the story-teller hesitate so slight
you hardly notice it, and the children
hold their breath and look at one another.
The old people say is Toussaint passing
on his grey horse Bel-Argent, moving
faster than backra-massa timepiece
know to measure, briefing the captains
setting science and strategy to trap the emperor.
But also that sound had something in it
of deep water, salt water, had ocean
the sleep-sigh of a drowned African
turning in his sleep on the ocean floor
and Toussaint horse was coming from far
his tail ...
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