The Starlight Ride

Didn't see it coming,
As I made my way along that cold dark street.
That night, from the bar.
Where we'd all had some laughs, some drinks,
Truly,
never saw it coming,
No time to even run.
Before they caught me.


They pounced on me like rabid dogs,
Handcuffed, my hands,behind my back and threw me into their car,
And before I could even,catch my breath..knew what was going on,
they were telling me to run,
Into a field, ice covered, and my heart sank and I knew ,

But first they took my shoes..

This is what they call the Starlight drive,
Heard tales of brothers ,
Never coming back alive,
They Took my coat, they took my shoes.
Left me out here,
To die, and I thought for sure ,So,
This is what is meant by, The Starlight Tour.

As I huddled,in the freezing wind,
icicles formed on my body,
My body went numb, as did my mind,

And Alas.
I prepared to die..
And in my last waking moments
,I recall thinking,
Of my baby sister,
And, how she must have pleaded,
for her life.
On that fateful night,
as she endured
,,The starlight tour..

The Lord he works in mysterious ways,
There was a power company,close
by, let me come in and stay,
And one of the guys,
drove me back into town,
My hands,and indeed my whole body,
was purple,
They thought I was dead,
But by the grace of God., I'm Alive,
I survived~!
Survived their, Starlight tour,

My little sister, wasn't so lucky,
They found her face down in the snow..
And you know how cold it gets out there in Saskatoon.....
They drove her to the field, and then, told her to run,
But, first, they took her shoes...
And they told her to run..
And do enjoy, your Starlight tour..... +
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Posted: Jun 2017
About this poem:
Read a book and it seems to be true............. How sad, the way Indians are treated. Hell. any Humans, Abuse...

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Nuwahri61
Hi QSF ............Nice revealing write .......;Enjoyed it ........good to see you posting again long time between drinks ....Regards Nugrin
niah9
thank you for sharing Quiet Storm.......the Starlight Tour......and the insight to the pain.......so clear.......something I will remember.......Kathyteddybear
QuietStormF
Thanks for your feedback... Sadly. I do not even know how to navigate this site these days, but I am sure it will all come back to me, this one , was from a book I read, and then the news on it, Although, I am not a Native, it brought me to my knees, the audacity, the very corrupt behaviour of those who are paid to serve! . I am sure i NEED to work on this one, some more.. but the story is there................ Have patience., I will fine tune it.......... and thanks to those who took the time to comment.. heart beating heart beating


teddybear teddybear teddybear
QuietStormF
Thank-you for your comment Niah 9 (Kathy)I read this book.. therefor it really got to me! sigh
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