An interface between
my ancestral line
and the world that seeks to
eradicate us

I sew / invoke / adorn
connection
as protection

Through a spiritual gaze
the potent doubled space
where future and past coalesce
reveals the invisible thread
by which we span
eternity

I reach back to know you,
ananatiaq

Stitching, tracing, embracing
these spiritual lines
(a prayer across time)
I find you waiting for me,
smiling gently

With wordless grace
you unearth the nuance
of our strength

Quiet power

From the realm
beyond words and sight
Where truth is stark
and fearless

Armoured in arnait love
with arms of generations
wrapped darkly around me

I am free to celebrate
our existence, persistence
with joyful sovereign
madness

Link to original publication at The Capilano Review