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Autumn Leaves

volume 5 number 6

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Holy War

by Oliver Loveday

A white buffalo rises from the ashes
of the idea of destroying a race
A generation high on rebellion and hate
turned to the Tree and found the Path of the Heart.
Alcatraz and Wounded Knee gave way to
The Long Walk and The Big Foot Ride.
The Paddle to Seattle
The Bull Run for the Return of the Buffalo
The Peace and Dignity Run
The meeting of the Eagle and the Condor
Drunks learning to be Indians again.
The Sacred Hoop heals slowly.

I stopped by the hardware store today
picked up a few things for the house
a few customers and clerks were watching the news
A story about attacks on people of Arab descent
One man says in a loud voice,
"Can't we all be good neighbors?"
Another responds, "Can't we all be friends."

Ten years ago they would have had pictures of Hussein
on their dart board
Today they carried the spirit of the Eagle
in their hearts.

Sacred sites all over the world are violated
in the name of oil
in the name of coal
in the name of uranium
in the name of profit
In the war on poverty, poverty won.
In the war on drugs, drugs won.
In the war on terrorist, terror won.
In the Holy War, the wholly will win.
We are all related.
A-ho!

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