The Freeman's Complaint , a late response to the Slave's complaint 06/19/2025

The Freeman's Complaint , a late response to the Slave's complaint 06/19/2025

A poem for Juneteenth

The Freeman's Complaint , a late response to the Slave's complaint

Forever!
was wrote by my forebear long ago
a dreamy exaltation, to know
to reach where our ancestors sew
before unwanted immigrant woe

However!
I ponder unsure from where I lo
no shackles , white heritage tow 
to embrace the easy Aquilow 
forlease my black blood 's coveto 

However! 
time give far more than the past can kno 
Black moderns have freedom to grow 
to other plus our old blood's mow 
Forever! is not for most one ro

However!
I can see a wisdom's cando
my forebears want stars unsow
to accept failed plans but trow
and be past vowfree to any pro

Nowever!
I wish all skinkin good fortuno
even if path's differ in glow
or I doubt success while a said tow
Now to happiness , Forever! so

from Richard Murray

NOTES:

To my poem
"forever" meaning for eternally 
"exaltation" meaning a rising
"to know" meaning toward knowing
"immigrant" meaning one who moved permanently away
"however" meaning how eternally
"ponder" meaning to think 
"unsure" meaning not safe
"lo" meaning to look 
"heritage" meaning that which is carried 
"Aquilow" cognate meaning Aquila latin for eagle and low, ala low eagle, a referral to the USA
"forelease" cognate meaning fore- before lease to loosen  , to loosen before 
"coveto" meaning to a little while potent covet , covet meaning extreme passionate desire, -o postfix meaning smaller in size while same in value
"kno" meaning know
"modern" meaning of the now, the time of this publication
"mow" meaning thing to be cut down
"ro" meaning road
"cando" meaning illumination, light from, short of candor [said  can-dough]
"stars" meaning descendents
"unsow" meaning not sow, sow meaning put in a place, [ say sow like sew] 
"trow" meaning have belief or faith in 
"vowfree" meaning free of vows, vow is a verbal pledge, an attestation, 
"pro" meaning toward , a way forward
"nowever" meaning now eternally 
"skinkin" meaning kin of the skin , phenotype
"fortuno' meaning good fortune, in particular good luck or good fortune, fortune can be negative

LAST LINES 
first line from the last line of  The Hope Of Liberty, page 10 , THE SLAVE'S COMPLAINT.[  Forever! ]

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