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Slaves But Brave Enough

Oh, slaves of the nation who works and sweat! Tired and restless--but still flee overseas to support a hungry future that frets. With barks and claws gained from descent degrees, if we must succeed-- oh, let us nobly work so our blood and sweat may not fall to scrap, veins swollen yet act by act we don't fall to smirk. Freeing a flood of effort through thorns of gaps though greedy compatriots act like monsters, their eyes open wide but gone blindfolded by lies some struggles and shout, aiming to conquer bracing away from forms of guns and bribes. Slaves are we but we're brave enough to replace those crashing obstacles with lace of grace! ____________________________________________ ***Sponsor Shadow Hamilton Contest Name Your Favourite Old Poem #3 ++Placed 5th++ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ***Sponsor Cyndi MacMillan Contest Name I CAN'T BREATHE: A peaceful Protest, An Anthology of Powerful Poems ++Placed 1st++ O.E. Guillermo 4:29 pm; December 12, 2014

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 6/30/2015 6:51:00 PM

Olive, Congratulations on your old favorite poem. Always ~LINDA~

Richard Lamoureux

Date: 6/28/2015 10:09:00 AM

I enjoyed, Congratulations.

Skat A

Date: 6/28/2015 12:59:00 AM

Olive, Congrats on your win......Love SKAT

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 6/27/2015 6:13:00 AM

Olive Congrats on placing hugs

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/18/2015 6:30:00 PM

Olive, it was nice seeing Cyndi's "I CAN'T BREATHE, generous list." Hope you enjoyed the showcase of this powerful contest theme, thank you for sharing the message. XOX ~LINDA~

Shadow Hamilton

Date: 4/16/2015 9:35:00 AM

great pen Olive congrats on win hugs 7

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 4/27/2015 12:08:00 AM

thank you so much Shadow.. :)1

Paul Callus

Date: 12/14/2014 2:31:00 PM

"prophets are not welcome in their own country"....that is why people have to go abroad to earn a decent living...but then even there they are often abused and get under-paid. Keep trying...do not ever give up!! // paul

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 12/15/2014 1:12:00 AM

thanks much PAul.. :)! miss you hugs.. :D!

Rhonda Johnson-Saunders

Date: 12/13/2014 11:28:00 PM

Powerful, well written words of encouragement, Olive! Hugs, Rhonda

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 12/15/2014 1:07:00 AM

thanks much RHonda.. :)! I appreciate your drop by.. :)!

James Fraser

Date: 12/13/2014 2:55:00 PM

Deep, emotional, with a tinge of sadness. Indeed the working away from home by many, and how they can be treated by fellow workers, let alone employers can be harrowing, when it should be comfortable. Your poetry always makes me smile Olive, James :)

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 12/14/2014 8:10:00 AM

the unresolved crisis of unemployment and corruption in our country forces to look further.....

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 12/14/2014 8:07:00 AM

thanks much James.. :)! Your couplets and rhymes do make me smile.. :)! thanks for the generous comment.. :) it is tinge with sadness for a fact that at times most professionals from our country needs to leave because they aren't given enough benefits and underpaid.. etc..

Dr. Upma A. Sharma

Date: 12/13/2014 7:58:00 AM

Wow Olive great work! Keeps one pondering !!

Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
Date: 12/14/2014 8:04:00 AM

thanks much Dr. UPma.. :) I experience working away from my country and hence this inspired me to do is.. :) The lack of opportunities for a good work and well greener future in Phil led me to do this.. :)