you moonwalk out of the building
whose wall tiles are blue-etched in history
giant banners follow the marbled columns
as you stand to witness sunset throbs
in glorious colors, washing
large window frames with ecru & peach tints
beneath black suit
how sober cold you hold yourself
refracted by city neon lights-
you belong here yet not quite from the tilt of your head-
on cobbled steps, you marvel the carvings
and gothic shape of the building
and hearing the folklore rising from the relics
and feeling its hot breath on your skin-
maybe it will take another decade or two
of walking & inhaling the sun-baked streets
to feel connected to the ancient land the building
stands after hearing the land acknowledgement
for now, you just want to respect
the ties that bind us all under the eyes
of the ever-steady moon-
for now, you just want nothing more than be hurled
to the sky, star-wrinkled
glinting of mysteries, stirring in you an ocean of awe
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This is an example of a land acknowledgement:
Land Acknowledgement for Toronto
We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.
