Bambi is Native. I know this because I am Bambi and I am Native. Non-natives may not define Bambi as Native but I do not exist within the construct of Native-ness defined by non-Natives. Princess Leia is Native. I know this because I am Princess Leia and I am Native. Non-natives think of Natives as princesses who chat with bunnies, but not as princesses with the Force. Native future is Native. I know this because I am the future and I am Native. Non-natives may not think of Natives in the future because it is hard to sell art from a vanishing race if they do not actually vanish. -Alica Mteuzi, 2021 #nativepoetry #blackpoetry #poetry #bambi #popchalee #princessleia #nativefuture https://www.instagram.com/p/CV3wv63vL7Y/?utm_medium=tumblr