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Slave

June 20, 2010
By XOXOhaloXOXO GOLD, Ellsworth, Maine
XOXOhaloXOXO GOLD, Ellsworth, Maine
13 articles 1 photo 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm the author of my life and, unfortunately, I'm writing in pen=]


Skin black as the night
Eyes brown as honey suckle
Enslaved till his death.


The author's comments:
I thought of this poem a while ago when my class was learning about slavery. I was really inspired by the struggle the Africans went through just to have freedom.

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on Dec. 12 2011 at 8:54 am
XOXOhaloXOXO GOLD, Ellsworth, Maine
13 articles 1 photo 63 comments

Favorite Quote:
I'm the author of my life and, unfortunately, I'm writing in pen=]

Haha, thank you very much. I don't usually write in this genre, but I thought I would give it a go.=]

on Jul. 30 2010 at 12:21 pm
TheOcherousRodentia PLATINUM, Toronto, Other
29 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Life is infinitely growing;
It's capacity of love and fear is impossible
To calculate by the means of math, or
The properties of science, and to conatain
Its ferious unpredictability is only a virtue
That humans despire

WONDROUS, I love the first lines

``Skin black as the night``

``Eyes brown as honey suckle``

Fantastic imaginery and artistry. Love it! 5 STARS FOR SURE