Slave Trade Poem by OKURINMETA OOFRN
Slave Trade
Slave trade
This our forefathers made
We were bought and taken away by kosiri
No protection and retaliation even from IDEMNIRI
We were taken to a place to juwaamari
We cross oceans with chains on our neck, leg and arm and eti wadi
We were taken away naked like a newborn baby
We worked in the plantations daily
It's an abomination to see this day
A day where the African sunlight no more ray
What a pity we have left our heritage where we had hay
We were taken to a place where we know nobody
Working and suffering like a slave who is folly
We left our ancestors
Who had been our mentors
We left the godess of the river AGWAZI
We left the god of our ancestors chi
We left the god of thunder Sango Oko oya
We left the god of purity Obatala
We left our pride, identity and heritage
And set for a place where we are treated like under age
We have left it all
And in sorrow we call
To our gods that we left behind
We pray they answered and they were kind
But now we've got no response
And situation got tense
Pls, Ejimnaka the brave woman of Oluade
Help ur children intercede to oluwa
That he answer us
Rather than leave us
Bcos we have been faithful to ur course
Pls don't leave us with this curse
What led to this
Is it the greediness of our leaders?
Or is it bcos we have not made sacrifice to the gods?
The gods have always been faithful
And we have also given them their tool
We must live now like troubled pool
Which has no rest even when the day is cool
We can't rebel or else we die
We can't partake of our tradition again or else.
Beautifully written. The feelings you describe in this poem shows the pain and betrayal you feel about slavery and the wish to make things better with your belief and hard work. Simply beautiful.
Of course I did have to go to google to get some help on some of the words of places and names I didn't know. I can understand your anger, frustrantion and so many other emotions I don't have the words to even begin to describe what you endured along with other generations. This is a beautifully composed write. Your feeling are from your heart and it show as the reader reads your words. -Robin xoxo
Very informative and sad! Your poem reads like a history lesson of your people. You also pose questions in your poem which is important to help the reader understand your message and culture.
Powerful words my friend, I feel your meaning in every word, sadly brilliant poem. Lipmore.
This is indeed a beautifully sad poem.. But it brings out the truth.. Keep writing you can do wonders..
must confess u guys have touched that soft spot in ma heart and am very grateful for your comment and good wishes, tank u very much
Wow! ! Very nice, albeit painful reading.... I salute my fellow comrade form Zaria all the way through to Lagos, Nigeria....
Wow the poem really pour all hearts, with mixture of pain it really striking our brain to protect the better life we have today, slave trade...I feel weird how come they had the idea like this, slave trade....definitely the people who contribute the idea loss their sanity and humanity in the ocean while traveling: P keep it up for new poem_Unwritten Soul
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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Okurinmeta, amazing poem so deep and powerful, truth ringing its bell. I feel sorrow and pain deep in my heart so little do I understand how can that be. An amazing write straight to the heart and a remainder we are spirits in a human body, eternal. Thank you! love, kasia