Amazon Rolls By

The river rolls by
Day after day,
No villages line the
Riverbanks
As they did in the 1540s
When Orellana
Floated past.
Those hundred
Million folks are gone
Without s trace,
Though only five
Million were here
When Orellana
Passed by to the
Atlantic Ocean.
Now only 200,000
Remain hidden
Along the Amazon
River basin,
Who is watching us
As we steam up
And float down
This great river?
Will our numbers dwindle?
What is going to
Happen to us?