Clouds

blacken my sun

drench my land

hail me home

where ships float on skies

my old eye

remembers

swarthy Spanish sailors

swimming salted shores

riding the waves

as never before

kissing the earth

with hooves of steel

from glistening steeds

to men on their backs

these horses did kneel

my mothers, fathers

brothers, sisters

lived and died

side by side

in victory or defeat

swords clashed

glinted in the sun

now just reflections

of whirling blades

on metal birds of prey

hunting me down

I run, sweat, bleed

but will not hide

for I am Cloud

born wild and proud

know me now

or bury me

with those before me

who carried your seed

helped birth your nation

one day I will fly

through azure skies

sailing on wind

while salted rain

on your wounds will pour

my heart will sink

but my spirit shall live

and America will be less

for wanting more

than I can give.