Industrial Beasts

Once, the sounds of industry,
giant leather belts squealing, 
gears grinding, endless pounding, 
steam billowing, strong aromas
emanated from factories holding
the dangerous machine beasts,
tended by, tired,malnourished, 
men, women and children
shackled to their charges 
by chains of poverty
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Krutsinger Avatar
December 8, 2019 at 2:19 AM
I am visualizing the sweat shops, and the movie "Oliver". Wonderfully done!
Iversen  Avatar
December 11, 2019 at 1:49 PM
Thanks Caren. It's too bad that those conditions still exist in some 3rd world countries
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