I am you and you are me you may change your name to hide the truth for centuries but I am you and you are me In the shadow of a transparent facade you wear a mistaken identity as you seek acceptance in a world you believe would not want you if they knew that I am you and you are me I hear you speak of me your heritage artfully concealed because of the shame that I am you and you are me but it is another's shame you hide in as you deny I am you and you are me   Sometime you speak of me and almost proclaim that I am you but the fear of unveiling your duplicity hinders you from celebrating with your new child that I am you and you are me I weep as your children learn to be what you are not as you deny them the history of those who showed the world how to live in peace and harmony for one hundred and fifty years

Culture lost as you worshipped worldly gods so what good is confession to sons and daughters on your death bed that I am you and you are me God the chemist blended us together but life is fruitless if the seed of ancestry withers from lack of courage to sow in your child I am you and you are me   I am what you feel I am your soul I walk with you and sleep with you I give you passion as I course through your veins to the next generation for I am you and you are me Don't let me die when you die pass me on to your children and their children for it is a proud and noble legacy that I am you and you are me   Who am I that laments? I am your Acadian and Mi'kmaq heritage the memory of a blended blood which man can never put asunder for I am you and you are me - FOR ETERNITY

August 9, 1999