Sojourner
Abolitionist. Slave. Women's Rights Activist. Mother.
Daughter of James and Elizabeth Baumfree. Wife of "Thomas", a slave
Lover of her five children, freedom, humanity, public speaking
Who feels passion, anger, and love for all people
Who fears injustice and the continuation of slavery
Who would love to see the emancipation of enslaved people
Who would love to see the end of slavery and inequality of human rights
Resident of Swartekill, New York, United States
Truth
Date written and posted: 03/12/2019
THE MODERN DAY SOJOURNER TRUTH
Tired from the lack of work --------Trivial
Lazy, I am not.-------------------Search
Thinking about Non-Profit---------Self-Employment
Freelance Writing, Tutoring, Virtual Administrator, etc…---------Thumbtack
You can’t keep a real woman down.------------------Steadfast
Many aspirations I have.----------------------------------Praying
Gotta get up early in the morning.-----------------------------Mobile
To define my purpose----------------------------------------Harmonizing
To many negative thoughts------------------------------------Intune
To why I continue to be down---------------------------------- Enthused
This is not the measure I am in.------------------------------------Woman
I am just as strong as [any] man.----------------------------------Sojourner!
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04/17/2014
Form: Acrostic/End-Line Word
1st Place
Poet: Ken Jordan
Poem: Mirrors
Edited by: Sparkle Jordan
written: January/1984
Mirrors
Mirrors
Mirrors -
What we need
Is mirrors -
A world full
of
mirrors -
To reflect
our strength,
courage,
determination
and
black unity -
Like
Sojourner Truth,
she was
a mirror -
Like
Rosa Parks,
she was
a mirror -
Can't
imagine our
black
family's
existing
without mirrors -
Barrack
Obama,
He is
a mirror -
Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
He was
a mirror -
If there were
no mirrors,
what would
become
of a
black child's
dream's -
What we need
is mirrors,
A world
full of
mirrors -
registered (r) 1985
revised: 2009
author: Ken Jordan
from the upcoming book:
Mirrors,
"Life Reflections"