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If only I could ... go back in time and like a mystic change my life path with 
a magic wand.  So, many things I would do different, so many things I could
change. Back, back to my childhood and the day I watched my sister die on
the street. I would cry out loud for days instead of going quiet and keeping
everything within.  And when I was being bullied in school as a teen because
I was different, I would stand tall a beautiful Ojibwe girl with black flowing
hair instead of hiding in corners. I have dreams of my Ojibwe origins ...
 
there on a high cliff
a horse of many colors ...
feathers in the wind

Like magic my baby would not die in my arms, my husband would not crash
his car.  Mom and Dad would still be alive.  Grandma would be rock, rocking.
My little brother would never have become a peacekeeper and come home in
a box ... but most of all I would embrace this great heritage of mine with all
my heart and soul and not be afraid to say I am proud to be one of The First
Nation People of Canada and I would shout it to the sky ...

a lone Ojibwe girl
gazes at the horizon ...
eagles soar and call 

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April 02, 2023


Poetry/Haibun/If Only I Could
Copyright Protected, ID 04-1536-879-02
All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France

Written for the Standard contest, This or That, Vol 17
sponsor, Edward Ibeh, Judged 04/27/2023

First Place

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