12 Years in Captivity

Blog 471:

Lure into a devious den!
Intoxicate!
Abduct!
Deny identity …
Break one’s spirit …
Take away freedom …
And slump one’s life in shambles …
Breathe into servitude!

From one human being to another -
The powerful assumes ownership
Over one’s humanity
Its rightful gifts …

From one human being to another -
He imposes torturous acts
And little or next to nothing
Of sleep, sustenance
Or clothing on one’s back …

From one human being to another -
He forces him to labor in the scorching sun
Or under the cold, biting rain
He takes him somewhere hidden
Amidst an inattentive crowd
And abuses him emotionally, physically…

Slavery is sinful
Slavery is criminal
Slavery is obnoxious, foul, vile …
Slavery is evil incarnate!
We must oppose it
We must dissent from it
We must fight it
We must resist, dispute, and combat it!