WHERE THE SPIRITS SLEEP

Where the spirits sleep
Unaided by dreams
unmasked by ceremony
where the spirits sleep inside my head

alongside the memories of those who left
me little to complain with
alongside the memories of those who left
me little to complain for
alongside the memories of those who left
me little.

Where the spirits sleep
is no concern of yours
where the spirits sleep
is not the answer to what you seek.

Where the spirits sleep is the rule
you left out so many hundreds of years ago.
You thought you killed them all
you thought you exterminated them all
you thought you cut out their hearts
by taking their lands.

MariJo Moore

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