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~ I Am Cherokee ~ Half Breed Hey Half Breed They yelled you're a Injun We tried to kill off your seed Those hateful words I heard growing up in a white world Just a child with a few kin I didn't know where I came from Mom always said hush -it don't matter none Pay them no mind ,they're just being unkind I managed to grow up and learned That it did matter a lot, not just some I learned I am descended from the First Peoples and we are Earth Keepers Now I know why my heart is free and the heart drums I hear are a part of me History books never... taught me things I know instinctively It is the blood that flows in my veins That let me see what is hidden from view Others look but they have no clue Always knew I was different but didn't know that I should be proud Years have passed since childhood taunting It has been a long journey to find all of me But I found a thread and followed it back through history And now I tell you who I am I am Cherokee
Bonnie Ray © 2004 used with permission [email protected] |
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