Sand Creek

Sand Creek;

the truth dances like a ghost,

a mighty wind, whispering through

the silence of the night;

who will hear the voices?

who will right the wrong?

it is hard to love,

when so much injustice abounds,

hard to forgive,

when innocent blood

runs across stolen ground;

dirty little secrets,

deep dark memories,

of which no one speaks,

you can never escape the past,

it follows you like a shadow,

softly surrounding you like a glove,

slowly becoming a part of who you are,

quietly determining what you become;

the treachery and cowardice revealed,

their souls laid bare,

the self-made bravado and false heroics

silently exposed;

sons of murderers,

daughters of thieves,

descendants of swine,

a little lower than dogs,

somewhat less than human;

without honor,

without dignity,

without hope;

their homes built upon hypocrisy and greed,

their tongues filled with misconceptions and lies,

their legacy standing like a wavering deck of cards,

waiting to crash down upon their guilt-ridden heads;

Sand Creek remembers.

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