Third World Womyn
Ariel 1967 (California)
I watch the exploitation of the starving
And watch the fat “Johnsons” say
They are the lucky ones;
They are lucky to be alive to feel
The hunger.
Opportunity for them is the slavery of
Cheap labor,
Starving to meet overwhelming quotas today
Ensures a chance to starve tomorrow.
Mountains of pink and green uniforms
To bury their pain and their children.
About this poem
Published in Through the Eyes of Women: an International Collage, Chemeketa Press 1992.
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Written on April 01, 1992
Submitted by Ariel on September 19, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXXB XBAX XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 347 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 2 |
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