The Trail of Tears

The Cherokee warrior and his family
Were pushed by the U.S. army out West.
Broken, and battered, and forced to trek
Like the Armenians of not so long ago.

Four thousand men, women and children died.
One hundred thousand were forced to diaspora.
And again and again and again it happens:

White men do it to Indians,
Black men do it to whites,
Asian men do it to Muslims
And Turks do it to Christians.

The absolute worst of humanity
Which all races are capable of.