The ancestors are always with you,
even when you’re smoking weed
in Central Park.
Greet them with every sunrise;
wear a piece of turquoise
in all your outfits.
And you will be blessed and loved
every day. Because every time
you do, they’ll see you
And be happy.
June Beck is a Diné writer from Arizona. He dabbles in photography, cross-disciplinary storytelling, and comedy. His work has previously appeared in the Adroit Journal.