WHEN
A WARRIOR'S
SPIRIT IS WHOLE AND STRONG
HE IS NOT AFRAID TO DIE
IT'S OF NO AVAIL
TO THREATEN A WARRIOR WITH DEATH
FOR DEATH HAS LITTLE MEANING
TO LIVE
A WARRIOR NEEDS
FREEDOM
FOR IT IS THE INDIAN WAY
TO ENDURE
A WARRIOR NEEDS
THE RIGHT
TO FREEDOM OF THOUGHT
A WARRIOR TAKES
CONSOLE IN THE
SACRED PIPE
FOR IT IS HIS RELIGION
LIKE A DIEING POOL
OF WATER
A WARRIOR BECOMES STAGNANT
WITHOUT FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
FOR IT IS
THEA WARRIOR PERISHES SILENTLY
INDIAN WAY
ALONE
FOR HIS PEOPLE CANNOT
HEAR HIS WORDSWITHOUT THE FREEDOM
OF COMMUNICATION
IN PRISON THERE ARE
FEW
HUMAN RIGHTS
MY BED HAS BEEN A CONCRETE
FLOOR
MY BLANKET HAS BEEN MY
OWN BLOOD
I SURVIVE
WHILE THOSE THAT
ABUSE ME ARE
HONORED
BUT I AM NOURISHED BY
THE GREAT SPIRIT
EVER TRUE AND UNWAVERING
I DO NOT FEEL LOST
I AM NOT ALONE AND WEAK
MY PRINCIPLES REMAIN
STEADFAST
MY BELIEFS REMAIN THE
INDIAN WAY
by Bobby Garcia
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