O the wind and the waves that bore you <br />'Twas the spirit of the great sea. <br />Magnificent skies as big as were true <br />As far as your foreign eyes could see <br />Grand land of a million and one hues <br />With men and beast living free <br />And the soul, at last, for once knew <br />All that a free human could be. <br /> <br />So they came with their ships and scholars <br />Their armies, guns and long knives <br />Their flags and edicts, and orders <br />Religion, intrigue, greed and lies <br />Reckless, rabid, ruthless… marauders. <br />The shadows of death in their eyes. <br />With paradise at their feet, and no further <br />Yet everywhere...a hell of a trail behind. <br /> <br />What they didn't destroy they poisoned <br />Seeds of evil they sowed far and wide. <br />If their deeds were seen on the horizon. <br />Darkness would persist on every side. <br />To the hard of heart, life's a prison <br />Where hope comes, to wither and die. <br />So far from the pleas of earth's children… <br />Only God hears the sound of their cries. <br /> <br />So in this prison's dungeons they hide… <br />The spoils of their victory and power <br />The prisoners have no guilt or no crime <br />Save but being 'the people' they are. <br />So hear now... the words of our wise… <br />Listen you mighty men of the hour… <br />Until the last of us, wild and free rides <br />There can be no such thing as… an America.<br /><br />Little Eagle McGowan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/o-the-wind-and-the-waves-that-bore-you/
