The Sioux Chiefs did not want to feed their people grass and dung
as the shopkeeper suggested so they declared war on the US.
After leaving the dead clerk with a mouth full of grass
they went on to kill somewhere between 1 and 800 settlers and soldiers,
but don’t worry justice was served when 38 Sioux men were hung – all at once
to make a point that could not be misunderstood, next time
eat the grass and dung.
The title is from a line in Culture and the Universe by Simon J. Ortiz
Justitia shed bloody tears …she still does. That’s the real reason why she is blind now. She could not bear the sight anymore.
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Someday I hope none of us will be able to stand the sight anymore…
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Yes …
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