They're they ones who can
He who is a man
Can do what he can
Faced the inevitable
Hard Dust Bowl Depression days
Banks and bosses taking property
Left to leave to the Promised Land
Taking nothing but the essentials
Living off empty stomachs
Taking the back road to California
Will there be room for us?
Will I survive?
My poem is about the Okies that are migrating to California for a better life. This explains the life they were faced with when they were kicked off their own land and had to sell everything for as much money as they could and leave. My first stanza shows how the man of the house is usually responsible for putting food on the table and a roof over his family's head but now that they have it bad, he has to sacrifice everything he has worked for to move and get a job. The theme of my poem is optimism because they remain hopeful even though they are faced with one of the worst situations you could ever be faced with. My poem explores the story behind their journey to California and what they were thinking. The Okies know there are many people moving as well and they were worred about the amount of jobs that are available when they get there.
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