Death Of A Slave Girl Poem by Melvina Germain

Death Of A Slave Girl

Rating: 5.0


Crying out in the night writhing in pain.
Master walks in with looks of disdain.
Quiet yourself girl he warns with a look.
whip in hand, rope ore a hook.

Trembled, cowered, face covered in sweat.
She begs massa, please don’t hurt me just yet.
Ignored of her plea, he kicks with his boot.
Roll over you wench, give me my due.

He dropped to his knees,
laughed with drunken breath.
He raped that poor girl until her death.
Take her, get her out of my sight.
I’ll take no more hollering in the
middle of the night.

A humming came over the barn that eve.
Spiritual song was their only reprieve.
Another lost child, gone to her grave.
Hope for the future, all will be saved.


(April 11,2007)

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Ashish R 17 April 2007

The poem can be visualised in one's mind as we go about reading it.Wonderful write. Ashish.

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Catastrophe King 15 April 2007

You have written this piece with a lot of grit and power...... one can feel the moistness of one's eyes! The way you have narrated the episode - its almost 'live'.... and it pierces the heart of the reader and makes feel the pain of the slave girl. You have written this well... undoubtedly! ................. I really wanted to write more in praise of this poem but I am feeling so much of pain that words have just drowned in the sorrow of the girl.

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Cecil Hickman 13 April 2007

a very well written piece which tells of the darkness and ignorance of our pst they say we should learn from our past, but some hardly ever do, this piece definitely showed the dark humanity that some humans are capable and they are evn proud of it, , when will racism end, , along with cruelty, your words will echo out forever to remind and maybe change someone, by showing the disgusting things they are capable of, , , , blessings...Cecil

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Shelley L Baxter-stanley 12 April 2007

This is a very dark sad poem that calla attention to Our past.Melvina it disturbed me so much to picture it that I did not even respond to it when I read it last night.It hurt to much to read that it went on...and even more that with all we know as a so called educated 'People' it still goes on! Prejudice is just a little more hidden and not quite as accepted these days but it depends where you live as well as to how much it is accepted... Seen it, Been there, done that....and still it saddens me to think of that girl in your story being a loved one, friend...or never mind that NO human should experience Prejudice and just plain hatred based on the color of their skin (Period!) I thank you so much for sharing this TRUE tale with us my friend and I thank you 4 just being you and being thoughtful and calling attention to controverisial poems and speeches. U R the 'Bomb! '...Don't ever forget it! Love, =Shelley= TOP marks for U.10.

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Diane Violet 12 April 2007

A dark tale of truth of our past and present Melvina...very well voiced...a ten for sure......................All the best, Diane

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Lipstick Casanova 05 May 2007

This poem is so dark, what a vicious thing to do to a person, but especially if it's solely based upon the color of their skin. My heart goes out to any person that has ever been preyed upon, but this picture.. this poor girl.. my heart bleeds. It is very sad that this still happens and that more and more people overlook it. Your poem will definitely open some eyes, and many more hearts to the unexcusable actions of some that have ruined and blemished the lives of others. This is a powerful write, one that is concerned of disregarded compassion and humanity. -L.C.

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Duncan Wyllie 23 April 2007

This is one of the most moving and excellently thought-out pieces I have had the pleasure of reading, so compassionate yet so sad You have lots to be proud of here Melvina, Top Form Love duncan X

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Asma Bahrainwala 22 April 2007

hi Melvina, you paint a real dark picture...the exploitation, the suffering, the victim...all is very well inscribed... i read the poem several times b4...but was not able to articulate how i felt... its such a dark chapter in human history that i guess it pains us all even to think about it... this is an excellent poem... regards, Asma...

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Sylvia Spencer 18 April 2007

Melvina what a sad poem but it shares such greatness that you have put it to text what every slave girl went through. Fantistic write cheers Sylviex

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Theodora Onken 18 April 2007

Oh my goodness Melvina...this is really an eye opener! I hope this was just your muse! Great write, Theo

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Melvina Germain

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Sydney, Nova Scotia
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