Seventh Generation Wake Up Call
what’s this film, this
warped, filthy lens
we’re expected to view
through? this distortion
was learned, ingrained,
colonizer tactics
adopted & spread
like a vicious,
soul-destroying sickness
who taught you this?
this use of devices
of destruction against
your own people
in the name of
revitalization,
reclamation of
skewed reconciliation
I remember when
a face didn’t
matter if the words
it spoke were true
to the heart
in a vision:
an ancestor cries out,
hands blindly grasping
in a whir of confusion
because no steadying solution
can be found
Mother isn’t in trouble,
but her children destroy
every place they live,
eat, drink, & breathe
because of greed
they talk too much,
take divisive action,
half a step forward,
twenty-two steps
back
they refuse understanding
of their own tribal teachings
in favor of declaring
the other their enemy
who taught you this?
hatred as a heartbeat
silences the Earth drum,
the songs of unity
are ignored
they made us separate,
cut off, & we
acquiesced
in a vision:
another ancestor
with Seven Fires
flames for eyes
begs the people
to follow the light
speak your tongue
& understand it,
paint the whole world with it
unlearn their processes,
their quantums,
abandon their fight
remember who you are
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Thistle Thoughts 
Oh this is so definitive! Well done!
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Thank you
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This is a deep poem! You point out history’s mistakes, and its cost! This poem is both despairing and visionary! Powerful stuff! Great read!
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Thanks for reading
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My pleasure!
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“hatred as a heartbeat
silences the Earth drum”
this expresses something deep for me.
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💜💜
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Powerful depiction of the problems we face today! ❤
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Thank you for reading
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Thank you for sharing wisdom and beauty!
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Thank you for reading 🙏
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This is truth
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🧡🧡
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So beautifully written. So powerful thank you for sharing 🤗💓🎉👍
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Thanks!
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