The slaves from Africa <br />To America did go <br />To tend their fauna <br />And make their plants grow. <br />In large vessels <br />Sailing across the ocean <br />Swarthy men bore their hassles <br />With bitter emotion. <br />If they ailed <br />It was no plea <br />If they died <br />They were flung to sea. <br />In chains went they <br />Heavy chinking steel <br />These men were not clay <br />They had flesh and could feel. <br />They pained for the land <br />Lost home of free men <br />Would no more see the sand <br />Of the African den.<br /><br />samuel nze<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/slave-trade-2/
