Childhood Slavery Poems
These Childhood Slavery poems are examples of Slavery poems about Childhood. These are the best examples of Slavery Childhood poems written by international poets.
Demolished ChildhoodNo toys to play with,
she draws dolls on the dry soil
with soft soiled fingers.
The pale face is drenched,
not by joyous summer rain.
Is it dripping tears?
The...
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childhood, dream, slavery,
Mary Fields~ Mary Fields…
Was born into slavery somewhere back east
she thought it was Hickman County, Tennessee
Growing up, she had learned how to read and write
though she'd...
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Categories:
slavery, poetry,
Innocence Destroyed Children Are Not BridesOften hidden or ignored, child brides and sex slaves are still a current global problem; as is child abuse in varying ways, including child labour....
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slavery, abuse, child, child abuse,
Gateway TownGateway town, Mississippi and Missouri river flooding confluence,
with its celebration of manifest destiny, its looming, iconic archway.
Stainless westward marker, its culture flowed southward for influence
within...
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Categories:
slavery, allusion, city, class, longing,
Human Rightsslaves around me, slaves everywhere,
I am myself a slave, slave to scares.
bound by chains unseen,
in prisons without walls,
enslaved by beliefs from births,
tutored to worship,
trained to...
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Categories:
slavery, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Rape RocksAmidst the turmoil of running feet
Vile words instead of flowers under trees
Poison flooding homes
An under-age girl half naked is found on the street.
She stumbles on...
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Categories:
slavery, abuse, childhood, daughter, power,
America America?America America
the beautiful land across the Atlantic
that once desolate land:
where like sardines in can; we were shipped
to labour with our blood and sweat.
oh America, the...
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slavery, africa, america, assonance, childhood,
Believing In LifeMy journey begins
from an angry seed
a heart starts beating
a rape victim
carries a child
my mother
embracing life
she taught me to love
not always easy
I did not want
to be...
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slavery, abortion, abuse, appreciation, baby,
Sadness of the SlavesTied up in chains and fear
I want my mummy as she shed a tear
Only three years of age and in her own
At the bottom of...
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slavery, abuse, africa, child abuse,
Humiliation: Children SoldiersA crystal drop on the child face
who left the shack where mum would hide.
Alone in the streets of guns and race,
nowhere to go amidst...
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slavery, abuse, bereavement, childhood, death,
Our LifeOUR LIFE
The word
That word, you know what it is.
The word that you call us that describes us like were a pig
You...
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childhood, children, slavery,
Memoir of An African-American Man, MotherMother
—Statue of Ebony Black—
A...
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Categories:
abuse, africa, evil, slavery,
The Burying of the VirginTHE BURYING OF THE VIRGIN
The gloom of death gone bad so near that night,
as circumstance played out a mournful tune,
and echoed through my...
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Categories:
slavery, anxiety, beauty, emotions, horror,
A Trapped Jw Child>>1111>>A TRAPPED JEHOVAH"S WITNESS CHILD<<1111<<
It was lost and cost me my childhood,
As I stood innocently, couldn't even wear my hoodie,
Lord help me, as we...
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Categories:
slavery, corruption, humanity, religion, religious,
Static PerseveranceAll he can see is at the end of a pencil,
Sedated by a 3 inch piece of lead,
Self-portraits are of only a stencil,
A picture stains...
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Categories:
slavery, childhood, class, education, freedom,