I think I see her sitting bowed and black, Stricken and seared with slavery's mortal scars,
Reft of her children, lonely, anguished, yet
Still looking at the stars.
Symbolic mother, we thy myriad sons,
Pounding our stubborn hearts on Freedom's
bars,
Clutching our birthright, fight with faces set,
Still visioning the stars!
Analysis

The poem talks about a lonely, thoughtful woman. It conveys that the writer is looking at her, while she looks at the stars, groaning and reminiscing about her sons, whom she doesn't know the whereabouts, nor do they about her.

Explanation: The author of the poem is describing a lonely and melancholic woman, while she is looking at the stars and thinking about her sons that were taken from her. This can be inferred in the lines: "Stricken and seared with slavery's mortal scars, Reft of her children, lonely, anguished". After that, in the lines; "Pounding our stubborn hearts on Freedom's bars, and "Clutching our birthright, fight with faces set," it is implied that her heart is aching due to all the things she has had to go through. However, the poem finally suggests that, despite all of that, she hopes that, by looking at the stars, hopefully they will be looking at them too.

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