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She Who Walks With

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She Who Walks With Weedjeewaugun     do not walk before me     do not walk behind me     do not walk below me     do not walk above me,     walk with me Weedjeewaugun     do not walk in fear of me     do not deride me     do not imitate me     do not run away from me,     walk with me Weedjeewaugun     do not lie to me     do not lie for me     do not strip me     do not clothe me,     walk with me Weedjeewaugun     be the bird beside me     be the fish inside me     be the sky around me,     walk with me Weedjeewaugun."Weedjeewaugun" is the Anishnabeg (Chippewa) word for spouse, meaning "she (or he) who walks with me" Written November 14th, 2001 © on Nov 14 2001 07:42 AM PST   0 • 8

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