Waits for ship to sail,
strange land far away.
Forlorn deep thought,
wishes she could stay.
Generations old, new,
try to adjust their lives.
Hard times lay ahead,
the strongest survives.
Boards to lower decks,
as the voyage begins.
A second class citizen,
status in life locked in.
Maybe in the new land,
she may have a chance.
Rise above all challenge,
not trapped by circumstance.
