BIRAWA

Oil On Canvas

90x112cm

photo by Dannie Armstrong -

"SANGRIA" Warmblood Mare

 

 

The Spirit Of Crazy Horse

 

This world is of me

And I am of it

It makes me who I am

What I must be

The birds fly freely

They are my family

Teaching freedom

The bear and buffalo - my family

Teaching strength, endurance

The beaver and tortoise - my family

Teaching perseverance, patience

The wolf - my family

Teaching loyalty, friendship

The fox - my family

Teaching wisdom, insight

The air - my breath

The river - my blood

The grass - my bed

The starry night - my blanket

To remove any piece of this

Diminishes me

Suffocates me

Destroys me

When I fight

Not only for my people but my family

To die fighting is the way of my family

To resist servitude until my death is honorable

The time of resistance is now

To fight or be broken

To stand tall - not to crawl

The day my breath joins the wind will be a good day.

 

by Claude H Oliver II Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Done