Climb the highest mountain, punch the face of god
What a native wants
1.
Pat was one hell of an Indian.
Called my brother
ToeJam of the Never-Wash Tribe.
Called me Little Sugar
When he saw me walking to school.
Bullsh!tted with my dad;
One hell of an Indian…
He died of diabetes complications.
Even god holds us Indians back.
2.
I ran out of underwear to wear today.
The dirty laundry piles up,
Mom never washes laundry anymore.
She rarely did it in the first place.
Everyone does everything she says.
I miss my underwear.
I wish we had a river nearby, so I could clean my clothes.
3.
I was in the fifth grade,
Spent the night at Bethany's house,
Stole over to Michael's house
Just to watch him sleep.
Indians are crazy people.
4.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Fall into a whirlpool
And disappear.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Hit an iceberg and sink,
And vanish.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Take on water, everyone drowns,
And dies out.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Are overtaken by the Arawaks,
Slaying all aboard,
And the slain disappeared.
5.
“Suge, tell the class,
What's in a mai tai?”
Because I'm part native,
I'm supposed to know the ins and outs of liquor.
Because my people are stereotyped,
I'm supposed to know the ins and outs of liquor.
I don't even drink, I was a sixth grader.
6.
I woke up severely suicidal one morning.
The television blared on and
Said that at the worst of times,
We should look to god for a chat.
“Operator, can you connect me to god? He could be anywhere.”
“I'm sorry but there is no god listed in the states.”
Perhaps god lives on another continent.
7.
“You have a nice pendleton bag,
Are you Indian?”
“What gave me away?”
“Your face. Your cheekbones. The
Look in your eyes.”
Shock…
8.
Some people say I act red only when I'm angry.
…
“What would you know about colors?”
April 8, 2004
Suge
Pat was one hell of an Indian.
Called my brother
ToeJam of the Never-Wash Tribe.
Called me Little Sugar
When he saw me walking to school.
Bullsh!tted with my dad;
One hell of an Indian…
He died of diabetes complications.
Even god holds us Indians back.
2.
I ran out of underwear to wear today.
The dirty laundry piles up,
Mom never washes laundry anymore.
She rarely did it in the first place.
Everyone does everything she says.
I miss my underwear.
I wish we had a river nearby, so I could clean my clothes.
3.
I was in the fifth grade,
Spent the night at Bethany's house,
Stole over to Michael's house
Just to watch him sleep.
Indians are crazy people.
4.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Fall into a whirlpool
And disappear.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Hit an iceberg and sink,
And vanish.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Take on water, everyone drowns,
And dies out.
In my dreams,
Christopher Columbus's ships
Are overtaken by the Arawaks,
Slaying all aboard,
And the slain disappeared.
5.
“Suge, tell the class,
What's in a mai tai?”
Because I'm part native,
I'm supposed to know the ins and outs of liquor.
Because my people are stereotyped,
I'm supposed to know the ins and outs of liquor.
I don't even drink, I was a sixth grader.
6.
I woke up severely suicidal one morning.
The television blared on and
Said that at the worst of times,
We should look to god for a chat.
“Operator, can you connect me to god? He could be anywhere.”
“I'm sorry but there is no god listed in the states.”
Perhaps god lives on another continent.
7.
“You have a nice pendleton bag,
Are you Indian?”
“What gave me away?”
“Your face. Your cheekbones. The
Look in your eyes.”
Shock…
8.
Some people say I act red only when I'm angry.
…
“What would you know about colors?”
April 8, 2004
Suge
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What a native wants
What a native wants