Bells of Slavery
I am a bell
But I do not ring
From a church's tower
Nor do I ring from
The hands of a caroler
Spreading joy.
No, I am the bells that jingle
At a man's ankles as he trudges
Through the mud.
For I am the chains which
Hold a free man captive.
I am the bells
Of slavery.
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