...

do not let the hate settle into your bones

for it will surely seep through generations

your womb as conduit

recolonising your already colonised body

reworking your already weary mind,

usurping your narrative, tainting your line.

you are the house of your ancestors

you are the home of your children

you are both past and future, and you put it forth to be,

what your heart conjours will reconvene in flesh and blood,

so don't let their hate settle into your bones

for it will surely seep through your generations,

leach into your land when you are buried,

like dirty oil into clean water.

instead, fortify.

have love and give love, but keep your eyes open

resist

reclaim

rewrite 

reach out

and together, rise.

- Leala Faleseuga