The Coffin Boats

by A.N.M. - Pisces

Not many of us think...
Or have time to, I guess...
Bout how our forefathers got here--
"I" must confess that I never
Gave it much thought...
Never mindful a stir
Just how heinous they were!!!
And how hard, OH SO HARD
To be on those boats!
Coming to America with nothing
But hope...
Those "coffin boats" left a trail
Of bodies while they sailed
A grave-yard of mothers, fathers
And sons...
But soon enough, life-anew
Would be begun...
Here in this great nation....
Hope, liberty, manifest destiny...
FOR EVERYONE!!!!


Birth sign: Pisces
Date created: 2006-09-11 00:34:41
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:47:03
Poem ID: 71466

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