“THE THING THEY TOOK…YOU CANNOT LOSE

BEARING WITNESS & STANDING WITH #STANDING ROCK”

BY…C. Rutolo Dietrich

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First they came for your land.
But that was never enough.

They wanted to own you.
Swallow you up.
They wanted to rip out your guts.

Today a trumped up warlord sent soldiers and dogs.
You knew they’d come.

Never caring about your histories, traditions or lore.

Just know today, when they rip you away
from what you fought for and hold so dear…

That we bear witness.

To your struggle.
To your fight.
To your tenacious battle.
To your determination and might.

Know that we care.
We pay homage to the battle you’ve waged.

And we feel your frustration.
We feel your furious rage.

It sears through our bones.
It singes our veins.

We feel your anger.
We feel your ancestors pain.

If the ‘Old Ones’ are calling

Surely they’d bid you…Rest.
Say, you’ve done your best.

Remind you that the thing they take is nothing you can lose.

So, let their war soldiers, with their tear spray, guns and dogs
Stumble blindly over your logs.

They’ll never understand what you find valuable about your precious land.

THIS THING THEY THINK THEY’VE WON, IS A THING THEY NEVER CAN.

That’s why, the Old Ones say —You will prevail.

And when you do prevail someday

You’ll find that those who thought to conquer.

Who favored oil over honor

Were the ones who lost today.
Were the ones who truly paid.

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@SacredStoneCamp

#NoDAPL

#StandingRock

#The Resistance

Written by @BBwriterCRD