Red Tears Stain

History’s pages repeat
red tears stain
the red earth
the green plains
the untouched tribes forgotten
hoping to be forgot, instead
long pools of red
ignorance
arrogance
avoidance
pretence,
we don’t see
won’t see
can’t see
all around
red tears stain, our—
hearts
minds
souls
conscious,
for what was
will never be again
never too late to stem the flow
staunch
bandage
heal and recuperate
beg forgiveness
be at one—
in time the stains will fade