Lineage
Searching for details in
piles of pine needles
My people -
Were their cheeks soft
Ruddy
Blushing
Freckled
Sallow
Were their chins
Stern
Stubbled
Trembling
Were their eyes
Silos
Windmills
Lanterns
How to search with a heart willing to
Find a foot wearing a boot
Stepping on someone else’s throat
A ski sloped nose for
looking down at lessers
A hand pushing away
love and softness
Blistered
Yes. I am still coming to terms with my ancestors' significant involvement with the United Fruit Company. Not an easy process.
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