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I braided ribbons in
your war pony's tail
Not knowing you'd untie them down the trail
And soft buckskin I
sewed for your calloused feet
Not knowing you'd wear them to my defeat
For your neck, a proud
choker I swiftly made
Not knowing you'd show it only to make a trade
A breastplate of finest
shell I worked on all day
Not knowing you'd use it to lure a woman astray
Your deeds became widespread,
commonly known
I sit in our tipi, my fingers raw to the bone
My awl, my hide, my
needle, and my thread
And I tearfully stare at the hands that bled
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