Article: Native Women I Know.(Poetry and Prose)(Poem)

 
   Native Women I Know 
 
   For Frances, Melissa, Julie, Cathy, Tina, Bobbi, Lori, Faye, 
   Gaynelle, Lacy, Kayla ... 
 
   They controlled our bodies for a few brief moments 
   and devastated the rest of our lives 
 
   We wear the violence 
   like a hair shirt 
   for sins never committed 
 
   We cannot move 
   without remembering 
   We cannot sleep 
   without seeing 
   them over us 
 
   We cannot love 
   hate 
   or 
   feel 
   anything 
   anymore 
 
   We walk through life numb 
 
   And they did this 
   to prevent us from 
   being strong 
 
   They stomped out 
   our will 
   to live 
 
   All the native women I know 
   All the native women I love 
 
   Are ...

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