I come from a warrior

From a man with hard hands

Made strong from working the soil of the Earth

Large enough to cradle the tiny bodies

Of newborn babes

He gave the matter that formed my mother

She, in turn, formed me

We are from a warrior

He was not always so

But he stood for the right and

Flexed his chest muscles

Holding the abandoned spears of our

Native-American ancestors

He is a warrior

And I?

I come from a warrior tribe

We are a people who fight against all odds

Who take from the Earth

And give back

Unlimited, yes, and also undefeated

I, too, am a warrior