Guest Poet: John Trudell

What It Means To Be A Human by John Trudell

Moths and other sacred wings
Butterflies and bees whisper
And breath of the wind
Blessed way blessing way things

Dreams are the mind streams
Thought pictures of the spirit
There are dreams of the day
There are dreams of the night

Thinking and dreaming are related
Dreams of the day we make our own
Dreams of night, part of eternal stone
There are dream takers
Taking from dream worlds
Taking dreams as a way of
Stealing thoughts

Turning minds inside and out
Dream slavers want to change
Our connections to ourselves
Mess with our dreams make us unsure
Unclear about right and wrong
Feed our dreams and instincts
To industrial profit machine

Difference between dream and fantasy
Reality and illusion center and no center
Dreams of the day keep our spirit alive
Our creative mind who we really are

With dreams we can create and heal
Follow our original purpose
Dreams are protection good medicine
Blessed way blessed way things

Sun and Moon continue
We are all on one journey

*This poem has 2 parts and 5 sections. This excerpt is the 3rd section. Mr. Trudell recited the poem in March 2001, during a talk he gave in honor of the U’wa (Indigenous Tribe) and their resistance to oil drilling on their ancestral land in Colombia. Full transcript including audio originally published by www.ratical.org.
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“John Trudell was a poet, recording artist, actor and speaker whose international following reflects the universal language of his words, work and message. Trudell (Santee Sioux) was a spokesperson for the Indians of All Tribes occupation of Alcatraz Island from 1969 to 1971 and served as Chairman of the American Indian Movement (AIM) from 1973 to 1979.” – More about Mr. Trudell here

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