I am Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw
I am looking for independence
I am learning to love myself
I am listening to my dad blast The Cars in the morning as he gets ready for work.
I am remembering when I went to school- when I saw myself in the curriculum
I used to meet my best friend before school,
excited to get the Rock Star energy drinks. We felt free. We would bus around, stop after stop, avoiding school.
I am waiting for a response from my job applications
I am running for the bus,
I am chasing my baby nephew, he is giggling and laughing, around the house.
I am hoping to move out, October Manor, the corner suite on the fifth floor with double window facing the sunrise in the mornings...
I am living for the day when I travel to Alberta and Saskatchewan to visit my boyfriend’s reservation, to see the Stampede.
I am here.