She Came Over On a Slave Ship
her name is Phyllis now
she was captured as a child
rounded up like cattle
arrived on a slave ship
was sold to a rich family
they taught her to read
and to write
she took their religion
and their language
she learned to speak of her soul
And she threw in Jesus
her savior
Phyllis Wheatley
First published African Poet in Western Literature
She came on a slave ship
Copyright © Caren Krutsinger | Year Posted 2021
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