Tell Me About Your Story
Tell me about your story
Was there blood, sweat or tears?
Maybe there was some glory
Over your last 100 years
With your homeland
Prisoners they were
A powerful people
A powerful prayer
See the strength
Feel the pride
Run with nature
Nothing to hide
A little more heartache, it will never last
Strong in their ways, set in their path
Walking in beauty, all the way
Walking in beauty, the natives way
Brought them home, home to stay
This is our story
Of blood, sweat, and tears
No, there is no glory
But we will be here
The next 100 years.
Lavelle, 10th grade
A Better Life
My dreams are endless
My passion is relentless
A better life is not hopeless.
Dillon, 10th grade
Where Life Never Ends
Neverending dreams where life never ends—
where people live in perfect harmony
where color is not wrong
where we can walk and sing without laughter of putdowns
where someone greets you with words of joy
where loneliness and inequality become a speck of dirt in the winds of the past –
But reality must come first.
Red Cloud Graduate 2006
My Definition
Love is
the climax of my happiness.
and the pinnacles of my pain.
Love is
the fire in my heart with
an eternal flame.
Isabelle, 10th grade
Lies
I hate lies!
Lies that cause trouble.
When I look into your eyes,
I see those lies.
The lies that made you cry
Making me want to go and hide.
I can’t stop your lies.
I can’t even hide from prying eyes.
So what do I do?
I seek the truth.
I find comfort in the truth.
Sure the games is ruthless
But I have nothing left to lose.
Them lies, than just ain’t me,
Because I know the truth will set me free!
Rilda, 9th grade
Life
We often call it a gift, a mystery.
We have the power to make or take.
Let’s think about this
I know we all can relate
A brand new human, bright-eyed to the world
We cannot tell time, we cannot tell where or when
Something will happen but we can see that brand new
Baby Boy or Baby Girl
Life is a treasure, a gift not to be destroyed
You cannot throw a child away as if it were a toy.
The actions you take can certainly make or break
Take the time to consider the Life
You make.
Jessie, 10th grade
Red Road
It’s peace defying
It holds no violence
that’s why I follow it insilence
It is the Red Road
Peace and Harmony is what it shows
Canku Luta some might say
Strong and bold is how you play
look into yourself
That’s how you find it
Do good for the people
Don’t let evil blind it
Look into Jesus’ eyes
Walk with him pride
At the end when you take flight
You’re guaranteed a spot in paradises.
Caltin, 10th grade
Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, SD . . . is the largest privately funded indian school in the United States, educating almost 600 students on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in a remote part of South Dakota since 1888.
