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The Girl Ancestor

I saw you out west,
a sunny day off the Interstate.
At a park with a statue of
Lincoln way up high.
You were alone and I
stopped and thought
you should not be alone
you looked over aged,
bare arms quiet and looking right at me.
An unleashed little dog
nearby not particularly paying
attention.
A tilt to your gaze -
maybe a back injury.
A tilt to your gaze -
sort of like I see in my
brothers sometimes.
I wanted to speak to you.
You were comfortable in yourself.
And this was Indian Country.
Heard about that in the family.

I walked back to the car.
Got back on the Interstate headed east.

 


 


 


 


 


 

 

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