crucifix soldiers
imprisoned me
before the invasion
only rocks and trees
mountains
rivers
faceless me
my brothers and my sisters roaming free
father sun
mother moon
crucifix soldiers inflicted doom
I was young,proud and free
living with nature in harmony
you attacked body,mind and soul
separated me from the cosmic whole
corrupted my heart
diseased my mind
made me an enemy of all mankind
crucifix soldiers
your spiritual treason
branded me savage
ruthless heathen
destroyed my nation through incarceration
christian guilt
alienation
I lived so long deaf,mute and blind
fleshless image in a whiteman's mind
FLESHLESS IMAGE IN A WHITEMAN'S MIND!
FLESHLESS IMAGE IN A WHITEMAN'S MIND!
FLESHLESS IMAGE IN A WHITEMAN'S MIND!
crucifix soldiers
cycle of seasons
frees my spirit from the grasp of demons
warrior songs cleanse my pain
phoenix of truth rising again
primal rhythms
ecstatic trance
miracle of miracles
I sing and dance
crucifix soldiers
life is mysterious
absurd
ironic
profoundly serious
in spite of you
my voice is global
powerful force of all that's noble
rest in peace my ghostly brothers
no longer am I your pagan other
Author notes
this poem was inspired by a documentary film on Geronimo I viewed on PBS that revealed how he was reduced to a sideshow farce in his latter years...a fascinating study of how to render a ferocious warrior harmless through 'the culture industry'
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even before I read the notes... I thought it sounded like a pbs story...LOL
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GENIUS!!
i luved it sucha great flow
i loved the last two lines
fricken awsome write
thanks
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awesome poem
it is a very nice write and i think you are terrific at poetry. my favorite part was the last two sentences "rest in peace my ghostly brother. no longer am i your pagen other." that is genius. keep it up and i hope to see more of your poetry in the near future
In Christ,
Molly
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wow, that was amazing! very well written, and i really liked the ideas.
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awesome!! This reminds me of a Tracy Chapman song called, "America"...great writing here...full of hard truths...peace and light to you always in ALL ways...kendal
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Amazing piece, bro'
That line ... "fleshless image in a white man's mind" ... has been playing and replaying since you described this one at lunch yesterday.
Looking forward to hearing you do it live.
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