This is for us

For all of us who hold messages in our skin

Who shut our mouths instead of trusting our knowing

Trusting our voice has a place

Our skin wants to be heard

It wants to be seen

We have been silent too long

We have been hidden

We have been living out things that dont serve us

This is for us

For the woven-ness of us

For the seen-ness of us

For the collective voices of our skins to rise

In un-shrouded strength

This is for us

For our future

For our acknowledgement of the past

For our stepping into a different future

This is for us