i’m going for the king, but you won’t let me in. you line up your soldiers, the children you will sacrifice, the ones who glide, sail in like messengers. i try to advance, but you block me, take pieces away. i advance through empty space again, wounded and weaker, but still focused on that lone […]
the way i have traveled, circling, moving far away, then back to the roots. born under sky and cold, i wandered to French speaking places, dreamed near ocean until it broke me. crawled back, limbs exhausted, fingers buried down deep in the dirt, clinging to the prairies. as a child, i lost myself near the […]
i wish i could show you the true contents of my world and how i see the sky i would show you how it feels to lie on a beach and curl up in the sand i would let you see why the words keep me awake at night and why i long to be […]
one day on the street in Saskatoon an old indian with a tired face asks me to buy a drink for a child. i think for a minute, say okay. i want to be good, you know. i go into the store. the child is small, face needs washing, eyes keep flitting about. he wants […]
