Best War Paint Poems

Haudenosaunee ...
translation: They made the house
But who painted it
the colors we now see ---
Red, white and blue
Let's go back in time shall we,
and observe who cut down the first tree
in the eleventh century
Five Nations ...
called by one name, Iroquois
A French given name
Separate nations who agreed
to...

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Submerged skin deep
in solace,
you play trickery
in your silent rebellion.
Soil claims sanctuary 
on defiant children
like your veil lingers.
You're still sweet.
Sheepish smile behind war paint,
we're not so different 
you and I.
I too have bled music
during my vow of silence
and given myself up....

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I want blue war paint
so my enemies will cringe
it could make me fierce

red if you do not have blue
green if you do not have red
I need to cover up this soft face

so I can terrorize my enemies
long enough to turn them into friends...

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Bold stories mark skin
Ancestral markings scream fierce
Warriors inside
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