The Orphan's Lament
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Last published Mon, Aug 22, 2016
A Northern poetry drama based on a true life story. A sad story of an orphan with a wicked step mother. How she patiently stoop to conquer...
"Am I a rag for the floor?
Am I a broom or the extension of the pestle pounding the yam?
Am I a soft submission that yields to my majesty commands...?"
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