Trail of Tears
Trail of TearsTears on my heart, bloody feet, gaping holes in moccasins, legs like lead so tiredrun us from our summer camps, past our winter camps, to other camps and campsaround and over snow packed mountains, plunging valleysinto freezing waters, through deep forests they tell use lieslies all lies we are never homeOozing sores of grandfathers and grandmothers, babies can’t cry; to hungryfearless warriors with empty eyes, helping slow walking, pregnant wivesTraveling, walking. Where are we going? Why can’t we stay here or just over there?everyone is saying a different prayer, our shaman had omens, dream visionsalien men would come our life as we had know it was doneracing from the past, running over our ancestors,soaring to the endless, endless trail ……1970, Those who don't know their history are destined to repeat it... Written October 7th, 1972 © on Oct 07 2001 01:32 AM PST 0 • 9
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"Trail of TearsTears on my heart, bloody feet, gaping holes in moccasins, legs like lead so tiredrun us from our summer camps, past our winter camps, to other camps and campsaround and over snow packed mountains, plunging valleysinto freezing waters, through deep forests they tell use lieslies all lies we are never homeOozing sores of grandfathers and grandmothers, babies can’t cry; to hungryfearless warriors with empty eyes, helping slow walking, pregnant wivesTraveling, walking. Where are we going? Why can’t we stay here or just over there?everyone is saying a different prayer, our shaman had omens, dream visionsalien men would come our life as we had know it was doneracing from the past, running over our ancestors,soaring to the endless, endless trail ……1970, Those who don't know their history are destined to repeat it......"