Cree-mate

I encompass
those sins
of my fathers;
ashes of lands ravaged,
guilt from their genocides;
I AM sorry, so sorry, and I’m
white, privileged, moneyed;
so I cringe, hesitate to take
space, breathe shallow;
and let my fear
run deep.

With thanks to @promptsbyjasmine and Beck Wolski

“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught, and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.” ~ Cree proverb