We Are Not Cattle!

they destroyed the Native Americans,
killed, raped, converted them
to slavery with a sword....

and built freedom on this premise...
on the backs of African-American slaves,
and immigrants that fled oppression....

now the actions of the past
are demanding their price!
and the battle again

will be fierce and harsh!
freedom isnt built on oppression!
they'll be no more herding,
we are not cattle!

poem by Eric Cockrell
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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