Upon this rock, this land,
I pledge my heart; I pledge my hand.
Water is life; I stand-
Water protectors hand in hand,
1st Nations and veterans stand,
Upon this rock, this land.
Promises given, promises taken, and
Ripped away by a soldier’s hand;
Water is life; They stand-
Eye to eye across the sand,
Defenders, desecrators, take a stand,
Upon his rock, this land.
The fight- the soul of the land.
Which one shall win this hand?
Water is life; You stand-
Upon the Earth, our only land.
Promises should be kept as planned.
Upon this rock, this land;
Water is Life; We stand.
NOTE: The image was captured during a Dakota Access Pipeline and Sabal Trail Pipeline Protest on the FL capitol lawn.
Posted in Poetry, Political Rants
Tagged dakota access pipeline, dapl, fossil fuels, life, no dapl, poetry, protest, sabal trail pipeline, villanelle, water is life
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