AND HER NAME WAS BLUE WHIRLWIND

She had been wounded

14 times, she said

Now that her two sons are wounded

and her husband is dead,

she has only

her children left to tend

One wonders how long

it took her wounds to mend

for the biggest of them

is Betrayal

and the loss of hope,

which is a terrible thing

she is proud, and defiant

but afraid inside; she can no

longer sing

She will remember her people

and this horrible day

 until her own

journey's end

and her name is perfect:

Blue Whirlwind.

© Christina 6/25/2007