gratitude

sagra del words

| Sheree

landscape on the turn

throws me back to another time, another place

in the mountains of Lazio

we gathered to write

taking inspiration from the changing colours

we gathered to share

visiting the ruins in Rome

ice creams and coffees

we gathered to create magic

sacred

| Sheree
i ain’t smiling

Listen

It’s been said that I am sacred.

That I hold the spirits of ancestors in my pores.

And yet you still seek to possess me. Then take heed.

Make sure you follow the example of the Salish people

and show gratitude. Show respect.

And

| Sheree
i ain’t smiling

&

 

One time when I came home crying after being called nasty names at school, he told me to fight back. If I couldn’t use my fists and feet to fight back, he said, to then pick up a brick and use that to fight back instead.