“We walk this motherless land often with fury,
disdained toward the bodies that walk beside us.
We take for granted the purity
of the soil that makes us rich.
We reject our father's histories and rebirth anew
but with disconnected thought.
It is in this very space where the bare bones of earth lay
vulnerable and exposed to the elements,
among the many stories strewn across my feet,
I give thanks to this place for the renewal of spirit that it provides.”
Motherless Land, Faith Barnett, 2020
