I come with my Ancestors
to tell you a tale
of loss and acceptance
love and redemption
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I bring with me
the long line of people
preceding my coming
they gather around my person
as I sit here to tell you
that no story is told
without the telling
of ones Forbearers
those who have passed on
their feats, failures
loves and fears
to us, their Continuance
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I come to you today
with the stories of a people,
my people, told already
or untold, their stories
that are mine will be revealed
*
my Elders
the intrinsic matter
of my genetic make up
the fabric
of so many mysteries
a weft of understanding
woven into my soul
when I listen
*
my ancestors
loved or unloved
they are my life
and I, in the middle of my journey
am an Elder in the making
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