I'M Not a Slave
Yalls don’t know’s what they’s been through.
Mo hut, pain, wipes and chains.
Yall’s don’t know what they’s been through.
I ask you. Do you think I have hands of of slave.
Then you respond yes, because their black,
And all blacks are slaves.
My eyes, there brown
My hair, texture of wool
My style, so cool
My brain, because I’m not a fool
My heart, it’s so smooth
No, I’m not a slave!
I am a child that can read and write,
but I’m not a slave
a child that loves and holds,
I’m not a slave
I’m a child that hurts with pain,
Still I am not a slave
I am a child the believes and receives
No, I am not a slave
I am a child who is here for freedom
and yes, we will all be free someday.
Copyright © Diona Finley | Year Posted 2005
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