Thursday, April 28, 2011

Visual Poet’s Thirty, 30 Days of National Poetry Month 2011; Atlantic Slave Trade Poem

On this day of National Poetry Month 2011; my poem, visual poetry Stolen Dignity honors all the souls snatched from Africa and sold into slavery, worldwide; via the Atlantic Slave Trade.

African drums
Fading, fading into the night 
Innocent souls, were snatched, outright
Souls were wickedly shackled and yoked
Darkening that freedom’s light
All were crammed into ships, close and tight
Bound for far, far lands; out of sight
My Lord, my Lord; why the plight

African drums
African soothing proud drums
Fading, fading into the night 
Recalling the stolen families
Recalling the vitality of dignity
Recalling might and insight
And, finally recalling the will
Recalling the will, to fight 

Excerpt from Stolen Dignity 
Copyright by Deborah Young, Visual Poet

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