Travelling on the Track



Come on down to the Eastern land,

Where Westerners cry to the colonized man,

Where liars find cannibals in Sudan,

And they write up propaganda and laugh at their scam,

 

Find the brothers on the train-boats,

Having the time of their life,

Because those Westerners are heroes in spite

Of the scars left heavy for their children to fight,

 

Hear the fierce woman fight for her rights,

Abolish partial laws, sleep better in the nights,

Breathe her rich culture and share her dance,

Don’t let those impotent Westerners lock you in a trance,

 

Look out for parades, red, yellow, green and black,

Success of the people travelling on the track,

Outcry of freedom, faith of the promised land,

Where equality stands strong for all hand-in-hand.

 

About this poem

This is a Poem based around Black History Month and touches on the origins of post-colonialism in Africa and its evolution to African-Americans gaining rights, black women standing up for their rights and essentially the joy and celebration that is now what Black History Month is today.

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Written on October 27, 2023

Submitted by wlr1adl on October 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A B B X X X C C D D E E F F A A
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 774
Words 163
Stanzas 16
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

Will Renshaw

Student at The University of Bolton studying BA English (Hons). Also write quite melancholy poems that use exaggerated metaphors and use of personified nature. Also write quite a bit on Black History, culture and celebration. more…

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