Rachael Hardy (01/14/90 / jamaica)
Everlasting Sorrow
I cry out like a slave being tortured
The pain is everlasting
The grave of my ancestors
Calls out my name
Struggles of life keep me down
That's why you see me wear this frown
It signifies my unhappiness
It justifies my sorrow
Its a warning sign to all
When they see me they see horror
I have been dragging my self
Through the dirt of lies and hate
Not knowing if the next day
I'll have food on my plate
The clothes on my back are old and torn
But they cover the wounds and scars
Of my skin
A reminder of what i've been through
And what is to come
I sing my song of freedom so
God may hear my cry
But God has turned away
And left me to fend in this dismay
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a treasure, this poem!
so honest and fearless
the whole world feeling
your agony
and wanting a way out for you
for all the world
but grace
tumbles in
even when blood fills the eyes
more terrible than tears
this, THIS
the poem
creating the poem
eons of pain
beyond mystery
have been eased
by the deed you have done
then given to humanity