(G’s note: I first published this poem a decade ago to acknowledge the sacrifices of our courageous ancestors.)
What is the history of my land?
Is it buried in the sand?
A sand so hot and deep
it burns the skin
right off my feet.
This is my New Year’s offering.
What’s yours?
Later,
Gary
History is reprinted courtesy of Poetry In Performance 33, 2005.
For the audio version of History, click here.
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