Itinerant Blues

baby child cryin'
took awhile to get here
don't wanna' go back
to that place full of fear
boss man don't want me 
want me no mo'
don't want my mother
sent us all down the road
freedom she come
sometime she stay
heart filled with tears
when she go away
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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June 25, 2018 at 7:24 AM
Richard.. I loved reading your poem over a cup of hot coffee this morning. Your write is interesting and it was a joy to read!
Evans Avatar
June 28, 2018 at 4:18 AM
Thank you my friend. Blues will always be relevant.
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