I mouthed off again, he was such a nice man but
white faces were all the same here.
i had never let a man raise a hand to me,
and one grab of his wrist
had me back on the market again.
He was resentful,
I guess he had had enough.
these last sum odd years here,
i had had 4 kids, one after another
I figured the only work I would do, was a woman's.
He sold me. and never told me,
I was grabbed out of my sleep,
and made to walk clear
cross the county, all 7 of us. It couldn't have had been for me,
our old farm, I guess he finally found the money he needed.
Who, to replace this strife, that would only begin again
I wasn't strong enough, to be shackled
To stand by for this.
I ran for the 1st time that night,
without stopping.
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