Now When

Now When

Singing songs of slavery

With pleasure
History’s harshness hisses at me
sibilantly:

Child

Descendant of slaves
In this civilized world of
self-interests
You’re not free
Will never be

Now When

Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt

Now When
Thank you Sammi – A new word for my vocab!

Comments

4 responses to “Now When”

  1. margaret21 Avatar

    I like this. It packs quite a punch.

    1. Sam Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

  2. Bill Avatar

    Wonderful poem.

    1. Sam Avatar

      Thank you 🙂

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