The Canvassers

When they wanted us 
In the mildest of gaits
They came to us
With what we had not as baits

We settled on bags of rice and salt
Purchasing for our faces insult
For their baits we swllowed
And in their nets we wallowed

When for food we cast into a bin
Our voice or choice
Our all-important being
Worths not more than toys
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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