Once we were slaves Sold to the tragedy of life Beaten by the rain of sorrow Sailed on the boat of difficulty Lost in the forest of fear Found in the middle of confusion Where frustration became our new names Our minds were chained with lies So we sang songs with bitter lyrics Tears dripping from our eyes for our mothers We danced the dance made for our fathers And fought battles with defeated weapons But only the brave lived to tell the stories Of how we watched our sons sold to slavery, Taken for hard labor, trained to be warriors Who grew up to kill their own We watched our daughters getting raped Our wives taken by other men and our children died We longed for freedom, like a child for its mother’s breastmilk But slavery taught us that true strength Is not in defeating the weak |
Gabriel Dkings hails from Benue state. He is currently based in Suleja, Niger state. He is also a writer, spoken word poet, and a creative mind. Photo Credit: Pexels.com |

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“true strength is not in defeating the weak”
Beautiful piece.
Thank you for taking out time to read
This is brilliant Gabriel! ❤?
Thank you for taking out time to read. I am honored
This is beautiful….
I think you wanted to write like a Child long for its mother’s breast milk..
This is a good writeup..
You make my day bro
Thank you for the observation, Thank you for taking out time to read
True words. And at last, all the pains forgiven but never to be forgotten.
Nice piece bro.
You are right and Thank you for taking out time to read
I pray we live to see our freedom
Amen and Thank you for taking out time to read
Awesome ? piece ? keep it up
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Really nice…
This is truly an amazing piece.
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God bless you always
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I like your wordplay, it reveals reality as it is.
Great job
Thank you…I appreciate your time
You are a great creature…
Love the creativity it
Was motivational?
God bless your works?
Thank you for taking out time to read and Amen
I love ur words bro.Keep it up good one
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Beautiful ?
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Wow so touching!!the speaker is lamenting
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Powerful write up my dear…. More grace
Thank you sir for reading I appreciate your time
Great write up more grace sir
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Incredible, such a handy webpage.