Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CREED OF THE SLAVE, by FENTON JOHNSON Poet's Biography First Line: Ah lubs de worl' - kain't he'p it, dat's my way Last Line: Ah lubs de worl'. -- kain't he'p it, dat's mah way. Subject(s): Slavery; Serfs | ||||||||
Ah lubs de worl'. -- Kain't he'p it, dat's mah way. Futh'mo' Ah lubs de night, Ah lubs de day, Ah lubs de suff'rin' crittuhs dat Gawd made, De li'l 'uns playin' 'near de locus' shade, Ah lubs de shadduhs by de gret big road, Ah lubs to tote wid me de hebby load Thoo'all de live long night an' thoo' de day. Ah lubs de worl'. -- Kain't he'p it, dat's mah way. Go crack yo' whups, an' break dis flesh o' mine, Ah ain't a-gwine tuh, leave dis love behin'; Ah wu'k an' bleed fu' dose dat hu't me mos', But in de mawnin' w'en Ah am a ghos' Ah pray de Lawd dat you kin come up daih An' play wid me erpon de golden staih. Ah lubs you all, po' suff'rin' clay; -- Ah lubs de worl'. -- Kain't he'p it, dat's mah way. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOY IN THE WOODS by CLAUDE MCKAY ELIZABETH KECKLEY: 30 YEARS A SLAVE AND 4 YEARS IN THE WHITE HOUSE by E. ETHELBERT MILLER EMANCIPATION by ELIZABETH ALEXANDER JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET |
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