Saturday, January 14, 2017

For Standing Rock

they speak with forked tongues
who made promise after promise
for the safety, for the sanctity
of the People’s Sacred Lands
and now the Children of the Earth Mother
dance and pray and stand their ground
supported by the buffalo, the eagles,
people from foreign lands salute them
people from other endangered waters
come stand with them, hope with them
tears of many mothers fall for their grandchildren
wondering if the fate of the reptiles
will be visited upon posterity
those who have ears to hear are deaf
those who can afford fresh water are cold
it is time to believe and understand
that if one goes without pure water

it affects us all and we must all speak out

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