Vanillia Ice Cream
Kevin Anderson 1965 (Ill)
I been sitting and thinking
Me, me, I'm from the land of Lincoln
near the Show me state.
As freed slave descendant, on the fourth of July
I'm eating vanillia ice cream and cake.
Jim Crow said it was okay for me to eat vanillia on that date.
History has pleagued me of late.
Its been a long hard road paved by slaves.
My rights I honor as some roll in their graves.
Me forefathers have paid the ultimate price,
so I will eat the vanillia ice and cake.
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Submitted by mr_kevin.anderson on May 28, 2021
Modified by mr_kevin.anderson on January 15, 2022
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 463 |
Words | 97 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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