Disappears

Metlakatla Indian Residential School Students
Indigenous students attending the Metlakatla Indian Residential School.
(Credit: William James Topley / Library and Archives Canada / C-015037)

Taking hold, making clear 
the world has become 
a place where
no one hears 
the cries of those lost 
those
that have disappeared 

Bring them back, hold them dear  
for it is up to us 
to make our earth whole  
where everyone has a path
can be heard and never again 
disappears. 
~ Patrice  

@ Patrice Clarkson – 2021