Unlike Ho'omanawanui,
You won't find a tattoo
all up my arm
down my thigh or
across my back
My skin is bare
You won't find
my personal history
dead ancestors names or
my DNA
tattooed on my skin
My skin is bare
You won't find
who I am
where I come from
where I stay or
where I'm going
printed on my skin
My skin is bare
Look for them
on Facebook
on Twitter
on Google
in a book or
ask my Grandma
you won't find them on me
My skin
will always be bare
Awesome! I really enjoyed this poem. It is really thought provoking and made me consider the 'reliance' we have on 'cultural markers' in attempting to understand each other. Well done :)
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