Rural Values
JAMES MIXSOOKE
They say I come from a land
where bottles outnumber our people.
Where convictions are longer than résumés.
A land of no hope.
Where only the lucky few
graduate with a diploma.
But we are the hope
The truth, I come from a land
that is not perfect, but we are
strong.
Strong in our land.
Strong in our community.
Strong in our faith.
I come from a land where
there is hope and we are it.