a poem I did for black history minth. its about a young black boy on a slave ship!
"They are Coming"
Only on this land for five summers
When they came and took me away
Entering a new world
Of bad whight spirits
Killed, eaten as an offering
Was my fate I thought
Falling motionless onto there feet
I fainted
Awakening with my people surrounding me
They say I should fear not
They told me I was not
The other blacks were taken away
Tortured so what was only to be heard
Was bitter cries of pain
Then silenc fell upon this world on water
I was flooged severely,
My how worthless you are!
The spirits would say
How painful it was
Just as a predators spear to its pray
I was hungry
Yet they gave me no food
I ws tired And was given no place to lay my head
I was naked
And they did not clothe me
Left abandoned to despair
Was indeed my fate
To never see my home again
Waiting always
For my last friend
Death
To relieve me
By ME!!
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