River Babylon Poem by Laju E. Oyewoli

River Babylon



At river Babylon
Where its river flows in our peril
And atmosphere glows our plight
River Babylon
Where chains and whips
Descends on our weary skin
Boring marks of helplessness in captivity
River Babylon
Echoing our voice in enslavement
While our captors moan in excitement

Saturday, September 23, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: slavery
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