Taken
Took
Never
without shame
You
walk in the world without fear
Stand
with pride – as a conqueror
Indigenous
women are yours for the taking
indigenous
children are yours for your delight
Shame
is what you leave
in
your wake
across
many
lands
Fear
is what you inspire
Submission
is your ultimate goal
The
rhythm in my bones
murmurs
As
my past demands recognition
The
past that resides in my essence
Nothing
more can be taken
Mr.
White Man
Nothing
left for you nor White Women
To
take
My
spirit is my own
My
God is hidden from you
(Drumbeat)
My
hips gyrate
Shaking
off memories
My
feet reconnect
with
the earth
reminding
me of my connection
my
arms flail
to
release all my desires
my
body
my
mind
can
not contain
what
you've left
This
drumbeat reminds me of
an
ancestral past
it
still
rattles
in my bones
Ancestral
voices
swell
in my chest
Voices
that
begin
with a yelp
escape
into
the
universe
finding
its place
in
my world
once
again
Hey
Mr White Man
I've
Touched
the sky once again...
Regardless
10/24/2011
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