Niyna Desangre Poet Bio

We the Land

We were taught that land is what’s beneath our feet.
We are taught we were created from the dust of the ground.
We were never taught that we are Land in Motion, and we bare its’ Title.

We stand on Land _ We sale Land _ We own Land _ We fight over Land _ We move Land _ We build on Land _ We die on Land _ We are buried in Land

What are we, any place … at any time?
We are Land. Wherever we go _ we take our Land

If one flees to another part of the earth _ It is only a new spot to wit, he stands 
If we have children, we extend our Land; we extend our Titles
If one gives up his Lands and his titles _ he is no longer Lord of the Land _ Thus his lands will no longer bear his Name nor Title.

It is here where my story begins.
~~~ w 11262019

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Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart April 28, 2020 at 8:39 PM I love it Niyna. Original, and ubiquitous. A fave. ! xomo

Silent One November 27, 2019 at 1:29 PM Brilliant poetry.. Niyna Desangre December 1, 2019 at 5:34 PM Thanks Silent One. The earth is where all of us began. All roads start at ground zero.