History is a millstone

Grinding us down

Until we are fine

Refined

Fit for consumption

History is a story

Written by the victors

And the spoils

Are a narrative

Defining who we are

History is a lesson

A warning unheeded

Of the excesses of men

Who seek ownership

Of others

And history will be a song

A drumbeat of rebellion

As we rise up

Speak our truth

And deliver a resounding no

We resist

Out loud and in silence

Underestimated

Overlooked

We resist

Until the tides turn

And carry us upward – Caroline A. Slee