And they criedA Poem by Laura E. Arandadedicated to anti-trafficking Human trafficking/slavery awareness in America Shine a light on slavery abolitionist movement 2015And they cried And they cried and sang a song of slavery Over 18,000 people are trafficked in the U.S each year but are not identified as victims And they cried and their cry came up to God by reason of bondage Your prayer should be, “Lord, where do I fit into this battle?” And they cried and God heard their groanings Your prayer should be, “Lord, where do I fit into this world Too painful Too bizarre Too shadowed to even see?” And they cried and God remembered them Look now, what do you see? Remove your shoes of apathy Step now into this modern day Exodus Turn aside to see…what do you see? And they cried and God looked upon them Deliverance awaits concealed in a burning bush Salvation unconsumed Locked in a moment -In a choice- In a decision And they cried and God appeared in a burning experience and saw a man God has seen the sorrow of the oppressed Be the voice for those who have not found their voice Say, “Here am I” Let the Salvation of many call unto you Let my people go! And they cried and God called and beckoned from the bush Let him send you as he sent Moses of old Let my people go! Leave a legacy in this world Sing a new song Drown out the old verses of slavery Songs like: Let my people go! You are worthy You are strong You are beautiful You are loved You deserve so much better than this So much more than this You were born an innocent child YOU ARE HUMAN Let my people go! And they cried a song of slavery Rise up! Rise up now! Put off your sandals of apathy and unawareness. Let these songs be whispers into the ears of our youth as they too begin to light a fire and define their Future with their voices Let my people go! And they cried and God sent forth a deliverer Let my people go! Be that deliverer
You may choose to look the other way but you can never say again that you did not know.
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2 Reviews Added on February 24, 2015 Last Updated on February 24, 2015 Tags: spoken word, human trafficking, abolitionist, slavery awareness AuthorLaura E. ArandaTXAboutOut beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing there is a field. I'll meet you there. Rumi You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. ~Navajo Proverb One of my favorite po.. more..Writing
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