Reservation

Restricted access keeps us locked up inside where we cannot ever escape

Everywhere we go, white picket fences turn into iron bars and barbed wire

Safe places do not exist anymore

Even the place that we call home has become a barren jail cell of its own

Rising sun now symbolizes another day of pain and sorrow and regret

Vacant fields with no crops are only the first sign of a dying culture

A lie has been built upon the idea of a perfect and happy society

They push us all away, expecting us to live in sanctuary and hold onto our customs

"In God We Trust" they say....

Only where is God in all of this suffering?

Nowhere…..
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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Jackson Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 3:38 PM
Speechless I love it...
Leachet Avatar
November 11, 2016 at 5:23 PM
Thank you
Green Avatar
November 1, 2016 at 2:43 PM
Whoa, you are very talented. I found tis extremely thought provoking and a brilliantly fashioned acrostic. Bravo Tatianna
Leachet Avatar
November 1, 2016 at 5:23 PM
Thank you :)
A  Avatar
October 27, 2016 at 2:54 PM
Wow.... wow....skat
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October 25, 2016 at 2:45 PM
Great to read... ...pd
Leachet Avatar
October 25, 2016 at 5:28 PM
Thank you.
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