We as people walk,
In a land that is no longer ours.
Stolen by treaties long ago,
Written by politicians and liars.
Many treaties were made, then broken.
This went on for years,
Writing our bloody History,
Upon the Trail of Tears.
As long as our children remember,
We will survive.
The hills will still echo,
With the songs of our tribe.
Don't judge me because I am different.
For my heart you cannot see.
For beneath this buckskin shirt,
Beats the heart of a Cherokee.
Author notes
Written January 22nd, 2003
A contest entry
- Make Me Think...That is All by Poetic LieSins.
300 points, ended October 8, 2004, 23 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Give it your all by livelife.
450 points, ended February 13, 2007, 8 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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A nice but sad poem
A very nice poem about how your land was stolen from you by land grabbers, gold diggers and buffalo hunters
and how your people were hounded into so called reservations(barren land with no livestock)by my
Ancestors among others for which I am thoroughly ashamed and disgusted. I thoroughly enjoyed reading
your poem but I wish it was'nt true
George(JUDMC) U.K. My latest poem is called
"Peter's Girl" if you want to read it.Best Wishes+++++ -
One of my ancestors married a white farmer to keep herself and her family out of the 'migration', so this one struck home.
And, as always...you handled it perfectly. The warrior's day is not over.
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WOW, very deep poem.... Good Luck in the contest!
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Thanks for entering. I think this conveys powerful emotions that I'm sure everyone can relate to. This reminds me of the "dont judge a book by it's cover" saying. I liked how the rhyme was subtle. It was there, but under the radar a bit. Nice touch. Thanks for sharing. Good luck. Till next time...
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very kool write... your referencing back to ancestors makes a good point of how we are all linked and one in the same. very good write!!!
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Oh, this is so beautiful and true. I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work, and good luck in the contest!
God bless you,
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Erika ~~~~~
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I love this this. The American man has been robbed the same. The trail of tears I do know well, the useless massacre of our people. But stop and think, it had been this way from the bible times. Someone was always low man on the totem, no pun intended, and blood was shed, even Jesus was masacared in a way. Stand proud of your heritage. You have done it very proud with this write here. Good luck in the contest. God bless you.
Rose
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Very emotional, heartfelt write. Extremely well done. I have truly been enjoying reading through your poetry.
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don't touch it!
I really liked this, it has loads of emotions, and I think it was truly amazing. If you ever get the chance, check out a few ofmy poems.
Leah -
don't touch it!
thank you for sharing this strongly-worded, direct poem...another reminder to americans, as we like to think of ourselves, are all interlopers here....only by virtue of having superior technology and/or more people to overcome the people whose land we stole, with dishonorable treaties quickly forgotten in the mists of history. i often walk the local woods of my little corner of the northeast, thinking of how the white man changed the face of this place, and wondering what it was like to live here four hundred years ago. i will always wonder...sorry to ramble, this poem caught me offguard, it's very emotionally powerful. well done indeed, Whisper.
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don't touch it!
well done, i like it muchly. blessed be :O)
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