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In The Belly of Slave Ships

Jamal Upshaw 1954 (NYC)

Free verse
The road
To slavery
Shall die
This
Profitable enterprise
So full of lies
Someone’s property or
Human chattel
Chained in the
Belly of slave ships,
Side-by-side
The rights of men denied
Lord, we curse the vipers,
The maggots and
The
Flies
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Written on October 29, 2022

Submitted by ggolden9 on October 29, 2022

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Scheme ABCDEEFGHIJJKLHE
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 238
Words 43
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 16
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  • ggolden9
    ggolden9
    I really appreciate your generous comment, regarding my poem titled, "In the Belly of The Slave Ship"


    So, we can not let fear and ignorance devour the spirit.


    We must stay focused on God and obey His will 
    LikeReply4 months ago
  • Mysteryfaithandlove
    Mysteryfaithandlove
    Great piece! Especially love the last 3 lines!
    LikeReply4 months ago

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