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The Stolen Goods

Brown hands are red in the white sea Picking white things in the scourging yellow Tired drops of sweat fall from the bodies Skin deep beauty stolen from the Mother Land Forced to travel in hell on water Brought to the White Land to serve the superior Cry little girl don't you stop For your mami and daddy are rotting fruits on a tree Soon master will grab your brown neck with his white claws Billie Holiday sweetly sang in Strange Fruit: "Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh Then the sudden smell of burning flesh" The stolen bodies only plain existed in life But now they are spirits and alive in death For in Heaven power voices sweetly sing FREEDOM AT LAST!

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 11/10/2013 1:09:00 PM
Congratulations!!! Emmie--It was nice viewing your Featured Poem on the soups Home page :) this past week. Take Care and enjoy the NEW coming week.... *Luv~ > LINDA <
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Date: 11/7/2013 4:50:00 PM
Powerful poem, Emmie! Is this about slavery/ human trafficking?
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Date: 10/21/2013 10:53:00 AM
Very moving piece of the not so distant past. Many relevant images evoked in this masterpiece
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/22/2013 11:15:00 PM
Thank ya!
Date: 10/21/2013 10:05:00 AM
welcome aboard, emmie... your first write is astonishing with such poetic energy and thrill of liberty... awesome, that's you!..:) huggs
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/22/2013 11:15:00 PM
Thank you much!
Date: 10/21/2013 4:01:00 AM
i love it
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/22/2013 11:15:00 PM
I love that you love it =D
Date: 10/20/2013 9:47:00 PM
Emmie, your first poem on the soup is excellent for the readers!! Stopping by with a nice, sweet Welcome to Poetry Soup. Wishing you the best when it comes to your poems. I hope you get to meet all the nice poets around here. Starting with me. SKAT :-) Please drop a hello and tell me a little about yourself if you like. I would like to be your newest poetry soup "FRIEND". Hugs* SKAT
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/22/2013 11:16:00 PM
Hello, Skat! Thanks for taking the time to read and welcome me. Much appreciated!
Date: 10/20/2013 6:06:00 PM
This is a most moving piece. I appreciate poems that help us confront the past and move us towards a free world. "Freedom at last!" "Freedom at last!"
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/22/2013 11:17:00 PM
Thank you, Richard. Encouraging!
Date: 10/20/2013 4:48:00 PM
This requires some thinking, Emmie. Awesome write. Welcome to the Soup :).
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/20/2013 4:53:00 PM
Thank you!
Date: 10/19/2013 10:15:00 AM
powerful write....best wishes
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/20/2013 3:39:00 PM
Appreciate you
Date: 10/18/2013 6:01:00 AM
The poem reminds me of the Film Series of ROOTS. Am emotionally touched. We were once colonized by the Britons in Kenya. I still remember how the British master mistreated my parents. The only difference is that the bodies were stolen but were beaten at home.
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/20/2013 3:40:00 PM
I am sorry your family had to endure that. I'm sure you are a strong willed person!
Date: 10/18/2013 5:26:00 AM
Emmie, I like your first poetic piece on the site ,, A nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. Dropping by to invite you to my latest contest. You will find the contest page on the top left hand side* -Looking forward in following and reading your poetry. Hope to hear from you soon. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend @-> LINDA <-@"
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/20/2013 3:40:00 PM
Thanks!
Date: 10/18/2013 2:56:00 AM
Great! Am glad there is freedom at last to those that do and acknowledge the will of Heaven. Well written. Welcome to poetrsoup!
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/20/2013 3:41:00 PM
Thanks for taking the time =)
Date: 10/18/2013 2:07:00 AM
- Welcome to P-Soup, Emmie ! - Nice to read your first poem here. - Hope you will have much pleasure to be with us. - Wishing you good luck - have a nice day! - Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours. - My first greeting to you from Norway / / / Anne-Lise :)
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/20/2013 3:41:00 PM
Thank you, Ann!
Date: 10/18/2013 12:20:00 AM
nice poem
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Emmie Ay
Date: 10/18/2013 12:42:00 AM
Thanks for reading!
Date: 10/17/2013 11:56:00 PM
Check out Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" this poem was inspired by this song, which was originally a poem. Billie Holiday is my all time fave jazz singer!
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