Witness

Map of the Future

Holly bush adorns
three cedar sisters, mothers
their sacred forest

wise, uncorrupted
their space… then a sudden wave
of clinging salal

before the last hill
sun beckoning high, silent
trusting our next steps

a glimpse of water
then a final turn to home
earth, tribe, family

The TRUTH is on our side,

The SCIENCE is on our side,

The ETHICS are on our sid…