<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=420267" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>The Runaway Slave</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">I strain my ears at every sound<br> As I flee from Masters vast estate<br> I dare not walk upon the road-<br> must not be seen, alone, this late.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br> I hear the baying of his hounds<br> My absence has been noted there<br> Men with torches, men with guns, <br> My soul freezes me with fear.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br> I am the fox, his are the hounds<br> that I must run a desperate race<br> To fail is to be chained and whipped<br> Then sold – a horrid fate I face</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br> The dogs grow close, but the river's near<br> I leap and overcome my fear.<br> The water will disguise my scent<br> With swift strong stokes I'll soon be clear</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> With joy I hear the hounds, confused, <br> barking, helpless, and at bay.<br> But master gets me in his sights<br> And sets me free another way.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> I awaken from sleep with a start.<br> One nightmare stops, the next begins<br> I shower, shave and dress for work<br> and wonder if it ever ends..<br> </div><div style="margin:10px 0"> </div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=John+F.+McCullagh">John F. McCullagh</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=420267" data-title="The Runaway Slave de John F. McCullagh" data-description="I strain my ears at every sound As I flee from Masters vast estate I dare not walk upon the road- must not be seen, alone, this late. I hear the baying of his hounds My absence has been noted there Men with torches, men with gu..."></div> </div> </div>

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