You and Me

You and me friend 
our time has come 
no longer we hide 
no longer we run
our land has been stripped 
from beneath our feet 
this pasture now 
a city street 
I hunted your brothers
but now they're all gone 
the white man came in 
and America moved on 
so now we sit 
in a museum cage 
with a painted smile 
to hide my rage 
though the world around us 
may change with time 
it still can't show 
our heritage climb
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Soper Avatar
May 17, 2017 at 11:19 PM
Nicely written piece on the plight of the native american... well done
Giles Avatar
May 18, 2017 at 3:24 AM
Thank you
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