This poem is about how the Native Americans were driven from their own land. The narrator is a Native American healer praying to the Great spirit and their Grandfather Creator.

The first verse talks about how the Native peoples were dieing because of the small pox. The healer compares the dieing of his people to a meteor shower.

The second verse is the healer asking why they are being forced off their own land. This is representing the Trail Of Tears. It also shows that The Native peoples thought of the white man as evil spirits.

The fourth verse talks about the small pox and how they need to be delivered from the epidemic.

The final verse is the healer on his death bed praying his final prayer. He prays that this type of predigest