Sunday, April 30, 2006

Benguela and Brazil

Paradox is in London, feeling saudades for luminescent Lisbon.

Some Africans lament the Angolan propensity to gaze west rather than settle east. However there are reasons...

The remains of the quay that queued the chained forefathers of Pele, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho as they baked in anticipation of the passage into the setting sun. How many died waiting?


The bureacratic administration block where lives were signed away.


The church where the chainers prayed prior to plying their homo sapien merchandise westwards. Praying for forgiveness from Jesus?


The one and only Praia Morena (celebrated in song by Cessaria Evora, Chico Buarque, Paulo Flores et al) where the liberated descendents of homo sapien merchandise preyed upon the descendents of the chainers of the forefathers of Pele and Ronaldinho: The happy crucible of conception of countless mulattos.


Why the transformation from chained product to carnal partner...

Was it all a misunderstanding?

Or is it all down to the selfish gene?

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