New Sister Stories

New sister stories

Tell me she says:

This new sister

An elder asked her 

Which part of you

Is this or that?

I don't fit that norm 

she says

But I am 

so I am

When I have a moment

I'll ask her

May I share your story, 

new sister?

With others who are 

Also and are 

still struggling 

with saying 

they are

Who

They are

So a hundred years later 

we don't have 

another stained glass window

To apologize to children

harmed today

For now: We walk together

And leave 

only footprints

On the 

softly fallen snow

Of this land 

Grabbed from

Your people

This land

That we now call

Canada 

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