Indian Shoes

These shoes are old and worn
These shoes are old and torn,
These shoes have seen many miles
While tears haunted Indian styles.
These shoes have seen the years
These shoes know the Trail of Tears,
As many wore away
These shoes realized the need to stay.
These shoes are old and pitiful
Their roads were cruel and scornful
These shoes have walked in pain
They endured life with nothing to gain.
These shoes are Indian shoes
And as the end of life nears
These shoes will fade away
They walked the Trail of Tears one day.