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Time has seen so many tides
turning, restlessness engrained
stormy seas of life
ripples in the pool
learned scholars came
why? they came
Some from wealth and honor
other times perhaps to end the troublesome attacks,
by those with less treasures, food or labor
He / She who knows, knows
sourced from African descent
moved across near distant lands
made progress, building a different culture
upon European soil
formed the mold... some mercenaries
showed background, more than intent
brought fruit... more flavorful
worthy of repeat
in war where there was no right or wrong
just war as a duty to pursue
to resist the overtaking
by the many over the few...
not always just...
of the weak versus the strong
acquiring resources, allies and slave
there was no black or white then
only man... kind or otherwise
allies more than friends
though that came,
simply not enough to mend
the broken borders of lands
where cruelty and strife ruled life...
Still, armies grew
the concept of evil...
were bands of those who served
or died outright
found a moments solace
or died miserably
reaped a share of
the rewards of conquest
To be continued
or continued to fall
Still, what now is called royalty
where there and then...
the genteel
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