Undesirables?
In the 1860s great grandfather converted over 500 Indians to Christianity rounded up by soldiers & brought to the fort in chicken wire covered wagons to be taught by missionaries these people were called savages.
In 2023 homeless at the bus stop across from the Lyric were rounded up by police & arrested for loitering these people were called vagrants.
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This poem points out something interesting in how things (or people) are defined by the words given to them by others. Very good poem for starting a conversation.
Thank you so much for creating this. Thank you for giving us a stark picture of how those in authority treat others.
There is power in you seeing the use of both force and words to control populations.
Bravo.
History repeating itself…
The power of names. Excellent poem, Laverne.
yes, this. very much.