Chained to the hills
Chained to the land
Forever chained to thy masters hand
Chained to the mistress
Chained to her kin
Chained to the life I’m now living
Chained to the boat that carries me away
Chained to the prayers of hope I pray
Chained to this man who foes love me
Chained to the babes they stole from me
Chained to my broken weary limbs
Chained to the grave
Soiled filled to the brim
By the grace of God
Thy chains do break
Freedom comes
But comes too late
‘Chained’ by Carolyn Turner. Winner of the Leicester Women’s Poetry Competition 2021.
The theme of this year’s competition was ‘Celebration of Black Female Voices’. This is an annual poetry competition held in honour of Black History Month celebrated in the month of October in the UK
