FOR YOUR CHILD MY SISTER

Sporadic diasporic discussions - deliberations
Diverse and dispersed - many are coerced
Gathering together the forgotten fragments
The scattered scraps
Patching, puzzling, piece by piece
With patience, with passion pursuing the purpose
Collect, collage, connect, recollect
Interweave, mend, healing ancient wounds
Claiming, tapping nurturing the source
We are the life line
From ancestral mother wit whisperings
To the hollering vanguards of tomorrow
We labour, we carry the seed of the future's child
We are creative, industrious, indigenous, genius
We are empowered, ignited, excited
We discover We envision We reveal.