pow-wow

by joel abel - Taurus

we're at the pow-wow
again,
and 
again i feel
the drum beat
and wonder if i
am an indian or 
white

we're at the pow-wow
again,
and
again i feel 
the drum beat
and wonder
i am an artist
or a bullshiter

    amanda told me
    about the dream
    she had the night we
    broke up...

we're at the pow-wow
again,
and
again
i feel the 
drum beat 
and wonder
if anything
is permanant

we're at the pow-wow
again,
and 
again
i feel the
drum beat
and wonder
if i am vision questing
or self destructing

     in the dream
     all the white people
     were gone and the
     indians
     the hopi
     the commanche
     the creek
     the chickasaw
     the choctaw
     the soix
     and a thousand other tribes
     had gathered together  
     and sang at the worlds biggest
     pow-wow
     until the salmon 
     swam back from the sky
     and a door opened on the
     horizon and the buffalo
     came back, stampeding
     all the fences
     and museums
     and burger kings
     until there was nothing
     left except land
     and sky
     and spirit

we're at the pow-wow
again,
and
again
i feel the 
drum beat
and wonder
why i keep hearing
somone call my
name

we're at the pow-wow
again,
and
again
i feel the 
drum beat
and wonder
why i keep hearing
someone call my 
name

we're at the pow-wow
and again i am
wondering
if indian
dreams will
ever come
true...
Birth sign: Taurus
Date created: 2001-05-15 22:23:39
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:44:21
Poem ID: 62858

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