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Trail of Tears

September 6, 2012
By AmandaFish GOLD, Draper, Utah
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AmandaFish GOLD, Draper, Utah
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He who doth not know me, cannot love me.<br /> -Shakespeare

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My feet are bloody and torn,
The more I think the more I mourn.
I've walked for miles, I've walked for days,
I hope the white man forsakes him ways.
I see hate burn in their eyes
I turn my head and look to the skies
We walk along the endless graves,
I hope the lord my soul he saves.
I wish for rest, I wish for relief,
But all I can think of is this endless grief.
I am engulfed in all my fears,
For here I walk the trail of tears.

© Lauren S., Reading, Berkshire, UK

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I wrote this in ten minutes and I am very proud of how well it turned out!
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midnightsorrows said...
on Sep. 11 2012 at 1:54 pm
midnightsorrows, Redlands, California
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&#039;&#039;Don&#039;t let anyone pull you so low as to hate them.&#039;&#039;-Martin Luther

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GOODNESS THAT BEAUTIFUL!!!!! <3