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Not Our Land
April 1, 2019
I would say
this land
is ours.
I wish I could,
but alas,
I cannot.
For, Mother
owns the land.
Not the White.
Not the Black.
Not even the natives
that cared for her so.
Mother gave us
Her body to use,
and we hurt
Her.
She is dying,
like all things do,
and it is Mankind's fault.
We should treat
Mother better.
Lord knows,
she deserves it.
© Bianca C., Phoenix, AZ
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I recently learned about Woody Guthrie's song This Land Is Our Land in school and the class got to listen to it. As the song was playing, I became inspired and scribbled down some lines. I read it later and decided to finish it and this is what came out.