Runaway

by Shawn McDaniel II

 

I will not die for his gains

I am a dead man walking

I am the breaker of my chains

 

My master is quick with his canes

While his sons stand squawking

I will not die for his gains

 

Either death or escape will free me from my pains

I run at midnight with the shadows blocking

I am the breaker of my chains

 

My master and his sons take to the reins

Acting as predators stalking

I will not die for his gains

 

My trail is hidden by kind rains

Whose winds send my master flocking

I am the breaker of my chains

 

I make it to the sea, past the plains

I see the railroad’s ship docking

I will not die for his gains

I am the breaker of my chains

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Artist Information:

Author: Shawn McDaniel II

Major: English

Hometown: Blanchard

Year: Junior