Saturday, May 4, 2019

The Promised Land Comments

Rating: 5.0

Being treated like animals, like nothing
Wearing rags and flogged under the hot African sun
Locked in cages and treated brutally
When would all this be over?
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Ama Alma Okigbo
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Rajnish Manga 05 September 2019

Being treated like animals... under the hot African sun Locked in cages and treated brutally When would all this be over? / a place almost like heaven With green pastures / Finding a place where honey and milk flow.... //.... This is indeed a very powerful poem which presents the dystopian and the utopian sides of a man's life. This shows how life sucks. Thanks.

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Chinelo 04 May 2019

Ama, I truly enjoyed this poem. This poem should be used in fighting for rights of the immigrants in their found promised land.

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Nice one Ama dear, I see you improving everyday. I'm proud of you. Well done.

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Ama Okigbo 04 May 2019

I think this is AmaZing! ! ! Wow, I still can’t believe how well you conjure images and emotions with your words. Please continue to share your gift with us. Use your incredible talent to educate, comfort and inspire the world.

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Daddy 04 May 2019

Keep thinking. Keep writing. Your voice is emerging.

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Ama Okigbo 04 May 2019

Olisa Okigbo It is so nice and smart.

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