The Terrible Journey


	THE TERRIBLE JOURNEY The white people got what they wanted they took all of the Indians land, Then they shipped many to a new place a place not yet wanted by any man. They were herded like cattle and shipped likewise on a train, They were made to walk hundreds of miles through sleet and snow and the pouring rain. Many didn’t make it they couldn’t endure the elements and the daily pace, The soldiers didn’t care for to them it was just one less of an inferior race. But many did make it and they thought no more would they have to roam, They showed the land was worth having then the worthlessness of the treaties they were shown. The land called Oklahoma was opened for settlement to the whites, The Indian was pushed again but this time without a fight. But that was long ago our people have adapted well, Let’s live in peace with our white countrymen but our story to our young we must surely tell. JRS © 2-19-99 The "Okie" Poet All poems copyrighted ã1997-... Spring Creations The "Okie" Poet All Rights Reserved