Shay Mosby Poet Free verse

400 years Today

400 years Today 

Although my feet has bared the mercy of my body 
I used the stars ? to guide me 
I am no longer present in this moment 
For I am not a slave 
I am not a bastard 
 
Oppressed and marginalized 
I shall not bare the thought of my offsprings 
For what will become of them 

For miles I’ve ran to freedom but freedom had forsaken me 
Arm and arm we’ve marched 
Only to take a greater lashing 
For what is freedom 
I have no rights and there is no justice 

Return me home 
But there is no home 
Native to the land but the land is theirs to own 
Burn it down with my ashes into the flames 
This ain’t no life of mines 
Have mercy on soul
For I am not a slave

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Beata Agustin February 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.