A culture abandoned
Or lost to thieves
Pushed out to be brought in
Like Disneyland in a hula skirt
We applaud the feats
They smile and shake their hips
I hear the tribal drum from afar
We love nature to death
We swim in corals
Dance with dolphins
And kill them with our zeal
We long to be close
And we strangle the life not ours
What would it take
To take it all back
To retouch the earth
With out foreheads
And pray
What does she want
Who are we ?
Help us find our way
Warm tropical wind
Kisses my face
Plumeria dances in my scents
I cry a tear of belonging
And cry for what I’m seeing
This land is not our land
This land is your land
Sovereign and sacred
We have devoured it
With our insatiable hunger
Costco, Walmart, target come in like saviors.
No longer self sustainable
We are dependent on the open arms of or our own demise
Aina ohana pono aloha
I long for what you stood for-
Your heart your history rings in mine.
Helpless and heartbroken
I drink à mai tai at sunrise
And bathe in this beauty
You offer with aloha.
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