Broken, A Poem by Cameron

Cameron recently studied the indigenous people of the pacific northwest and learned of a native tribe who had to flee their land in Oregon. He wrote the following poem and I was blown away by the emotions he captured in this poem. 

Broken

As I drove away.

I heard the falls go silent. 

I felt red hot boiling anger rushing through by veins, 

but its smashing into woe and sorrow. 

My fishing net is broken, 

along with my heart. 

My job is gone, 

how will I move on?

The salmon have disappeared, 

my favorite food is no longer there. 

My fishing net is broken, 

along with my heart. 

My life has been transformed. 

My life has been left behind. 

My friends, 

my family, 

will I see them again?

The falls are silent, 

the salmon gone. 

Lives have been shattered, 

but we must move on.