Field of Tears

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This is what went through my mind when i saw the cotton fields in Arkansas for the first time.

Field of Tears

Field of Tears 26 Lines

An awakening i had never known,
Hit me hard full grown,
Oppression reared its mighty head,
Pain and suffering are what crept up instead,
I saw a field as far as the eye could see,
What I saw did not make me happy,

I saw the wealth of many, off the backs of many others,
I saw birth, life, and death in my sisters and brothers,
I saw the hot sun unbearable and unwavering,
I saw the many days the thirst for water savoring,
I saw the cotton fields, the fields of hell,
Thistle and thorn knew my people well,

I saw the hate rise in me for those who did unjust,
I felt the hate fill in me like lust,
I saw me go back in time,
And help my people escape such an evil crime,
I saw vengeance by my hand,
A mighty roar louder than the seas that hold the sand,

I saw a struggle I myself could not take,
Freedom or an insanity would be at stake,
With or without a mate,
I saw how I too, could have a grim fate,
Slave or free, there would be tears,
So many to fill the field for years,

Then I saw the fields no more, a memory it went,
A billion thoughts in 15 seconds well spent.

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inkmaster commented on Field of Tears

10-30-2011

Very nice..I liked the way your words painted a picture of the horrible fate of others that the evils of men forced upon people..Thanks for sharring...

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