Lucy Mountain - John Bourne "....they told me you were a writer, so I want you to listen to me. I have a story to tell, and I need you to help me tell it. I don't read or write so good, and there's a good reason why........" don't set me up for appropriation let me live in my comfort zone ".....it was in the residential school.........if we spoke our language we would be whipped......abused and kicked......at night.........raped....." overwhelm me          with images                 and honesty did you know that your words would change my life? now                   let me mourn the conclusion of innocence and my own shortcoming        because I will never be able to expose your suffering to the world. John Bourne is a writer from Holland Landing, Ontario, and has travelled all over Canada, Asia, Europe and Africa. He has published in numerous journals. Read a review of his chapbook A Season Far Removed. comments about this article? give us feedback