American Man

your destiny is a mystery to us
what will happen
when all of the buffalo are slaughtered
the wild horses tamed
what will happen
when all of the secret corners of the forest
are heavy with the scent of men
and the ripe hills
will be blotted by talking wires
where will the thicket be
gone
where will the eagle be
gone
and what is it
to say goodbye to the swift pony and the hunt
the end of the living
and the beginning of survival

—A Great Indian Chief