To the civilization that is slowly losing its culture,
\nThis message is for you.
\nTo the parents that have spared the rod and spoiled the child,
\nThis message is for you.
\nTo the children that use a greeting for elders, to please each other,
\nThis message is for you.<\/p>\n
You have become unrooted from the culture that brought up your forefathers,
\nYou have lost yourselves in the upbringings of others,
\nBecome experiments for cultures that never had a home in your house.
\nYou have found yourselves where our ancestors lost themselves,
\nTrying to get back to their heritage.<\/p>\n
Have you forgotten how your hair grows and holds heaven,
\nAs it curls,
\nBut you would rather have it straightened so that it can be the roots,
\nYou lost when you gave your heritage up for an acceptance card into society.
\nSo instead of being braided by the angels themselves,
\nIt trails behind collecting dust like a elder’s proverb,
\nThe adolescent teen believes they have outgrown.<\/p>\n
And indeed instead of continuing this progressive culture,
\nYou have created a hybrid that excludes your own backbone.
\nThis uncommon dynamic builds a foundation on soil,
\nAs your identity is lost,
\nYou believe you are found.
\nSo do not be angered when outsiders enter your home,
\nAnd steal what should have been yours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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