Revolution



She is not of the fireside,
My lovely love;
Nor books, nor even a cradle,
She bends above.
No, she is bent with lashes,
Her flesh is torn.
From blackness into blackness
She walks forlorn.
But factories and prisons
Are far more fair
Than home or palace gardens
If she is there.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

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Words 54
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

Lesbia Harford

 · 1891 · Brighton
 · 1927 · Melbourne

Lesbia Harford was an Australian poet, novelist and political activist. more…

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