Nothing is revealed without the truth
Of our voices
Together, we shall stand to discover what
Hides beneath all of the forbidden lies
In seeking this truth, we will discover who lies guilty and
Not guilty
Go forth to the podium of exposure
Because what we do not reveal can hurt us all
Until the truth is pledged
There can be no stone unturned
There can be no lies in the chiseled building of truth
Hark! For I will reveal
Everything that I know
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
Recalling actions that are no longer
Untold, for
The truth resides in me, and I pledge to tell it with
Haste
<u>Explanation:</u>
<em>Remember, </em>a metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that not related as though they are in other to give a description. We can infer from those words that the author has a negative view of the impact of slavery on human society.
The metaphor<em> "blanket of ignorance"</em> depicts a situation just as when one covers a "blanket of cotton" to prevent the body from exposure; similarly the "blanket of ignorance" has covered the minds of individuals from reaching their full potential. In a sense, ignorance has now become the order of the day after "three hundred years of slavery."
I think it’s seeing is believing
