**I Have No Indian Name**
I BE TSALAGI!!
This morning I looked
in the mirror,
I stared intensely
at what I saw,
Trying to figure out
if it was
My eyes, my nose or
my jaw.
~
Maybe it's my ears,
I thought,
or maybe it's my chin,
I'm sure that I
will figure out
what is my "part'
that is Indian.
~
Maybe it's my arms,
or hands
or some little internal gland,
I sure hope
I can soon find out
what "part" is Indian.
~
You see to some
that means a lot
to them it's a big deal,
So maybe it's my
knees or toes
or maybe my left heel.
~
But, you see,
I don't understand
what this "part" stuff means,
Because in my heart
I know
just who and what I be.
~
That from the top of
my Tsalagi head,
to the tip of my
Tsalagi toes,
~
With every beat of
my Tsalagi heart
Every fiber of me knows
That it is not the
"degree of blood"
That makes me what I be.
~
It is the spirit of Tsalagi
that dwells within, you see.
~
So with every breath I take
I'm as sure as I can be
that.....
~
I BE TSALAGI!!
I Have No Indian Name
Walela
Created By Lynn
8-01-05