Thursday, October 27

Longing for Home


Native Survivors Of Foster Care Return Home

I.
Eight year old boy
Living in a teepee
On the Western Plains

Shiny white van emerges
Whisks away the child for “summer camp”

He spends twelve years with white strangers
Surrounded by four white walls

Dreaming of sage and tobacco
Hearing Grandfather’s Voice
“Never forget who you are”

Still waiting for the van to return

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