I dreamed I killed a seal last night
I dreamed I killed a seal last night.
I sat in my umiak
my muluks in two inches of water
and my hands high above my head.
Harpoon in my hands
I asked him politely if we may eat him.
I wrapped my parka close against me
and pulled him ashore.
My body split in half
I gave thanks to the Creator
as I sat at the table and
spoke my native tongue
for the first time and
all the Inuits ate for the next
500 years.
Marie Huskey
11/5/02