Poems from my photography
Mother Earth Burn...
Blood Flows Over Falling Stone,
In Awe of Her Power,
Our Oceans are Drowning,
Protect Her and She Will Protect Us,
Subscribing to the Destruction,
Watching Our Country Burn as She Cries,
Witnessing the Aftermath.
NATIVE
The cool tones of the eastern storms welcome change,
Watching the world change from day to night creates beautiful violence above,
Even through trauma the native woman loves and shared culture to the child,
Fighting the system to save young black men through culture,
The taboo of dark skin has always been in the shadows,
What future do black youth have navigating this white world,
A mother’s love her child outlasts trauma,
After the fire a woman’s liyan (spirit) grows stronger,
The empowerment of the modern native woman,
What will be left for our next generation to hunt,
The beauty of connection and embrace of skin the right way,
Only together we shield each other from outside harm,
The warm tones of a western storm brings the end of day,
The native woman beauty and culture beyond the lens of flora,
Our culture never died, it was only asleep,
The strength in the embrace of a sister heals trauma,
Awake to evolving our culture,
The colours of my country, the colours of my Liyan (spirit),
Inside or outside doesn’t matter when you are viewed as property,
Pride in our men and culture,
Systemic problems of yesterday and still present today,
Mr Nevile who controlled the natives and took the children away,
Pride amongst black men even treated as part of the flora,
Who will fight for the future of our water,
A cool change on the landscape brings hope.
TETHER
Currents of the sun pull him towards his own end while he reflects through slices of memories.
Her light becomes the only warmth in the oceans of the moon.
The commitment of a father can weigh a heavy price but its weightlessness in the end is the reward.
Will his stolen soul float peacefully towards his ancestors in thefield of stars?
Blood of my blood – to protect the child isthe only true warmth in the void.