Runaway
June 15, 2020
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
Artist Information:
Author: Shawn McDaniel II
Major: English
Hometown: Blanchard
Year: Junior