New People

Acknowledged with thanks- Photo by Helena Lopes on Unsplash

Strathairn spoke about terror in the room

I say the fear is in being who we are.

We are causes of endless interrogation,

Reasons for hushed conversations.

Our histories are dead, our trees

Chopped and dispersed like kindling

Of no use in a land of endless water.

Do not look for our pasts

While we create a new future.

Note:The author would like to acknowledge relevant parts from the movie Good Night and Good Luck, and how that helped connect a number of random dots.