Poems from Shenita Etwaroo
Shenita Etwaroo is an author, activist, and vegan.Her poetry acts as a voice for the voiceless.She welcomes the opportunity to share her poetry with readers who are moved by social injustice on an emotional, psychological, and spiritual level.
May 18th, 2010;
the day it rained forever.
I had no idea, just then,
but it was our last day together.
I had felt your need to...
I know the tear soaked pillow all too well.
My heart hurts for your despair.
I’ve worn shoes much like yours before.
It hasn’t been that...
There are millions of voices that are silenced
From trafficking, slavery, and exploitation.
Not just overseas, in third world countries...
As you barbarically rip the skin from my back
No thought given to my pain
I cringe and howl in absolute agony,
As your treatment is...
For decades you’ve used our bodies as your pincushion
Poking, prodding, cutting, and killing.
Forcing us to be your experimental subjects...