Posterity's Sake

To whom are we related?
Our totem animals.
"Don't eat me!" they cry.

The orca, the bear, the Eskimo:
invited to our family reunion.

The fish, the kangaroo:
Understanble hunting.

The cow, all these things:
sacredness to shiva.

Relation. Connection. Continuum.
Lost. In. Translation.

To whom are we related?
Our ancestors.
"Don't forget me!" they cry.