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Fortress Rock is, as I
said, was one of the places

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where some of the
people took refuge

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during this removal period.

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"Refugees in our own land.

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Darkness and the
approaching headlights

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make the blood memory in
us run out the back door

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into the royal behind
grandma's house.

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Huddled, we wait.

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We are fast-forward
refugees from Fortress Rock.

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The night is busy with the
growth of stars above us,

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peaceful.

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Shiyáázh, my son, fusses
in his cradle board--

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the protective rainbow
shaped by his father

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arches over his
face to protect him.

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In the dark sand below,
monster slayer's arch enemy

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rises again to pull
us off this rock

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where we've taken refuge
since winter's approach.

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The wind stops, clouds
drift across the moon.

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We pull water silently from
below, near the soldiers feet.

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Silence is our cover.

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I pull my son close and place
my hand on my baby's cheek

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to quiet him.

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Ssh, shee'awéé', shiyázhí.

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Ssh, hush, baby.

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My beloved, hush.

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With my finger, I circled
the pulse just above his ear.

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He makes tiny lapping
sounds with his mouth

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and turns toward my breast
for the comfort of my milk.

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But my breast is a sieve
from which the enemy drinks.

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I have dried.

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These hands that makes dough
for the evening meal, that

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planted corn and gathered
pollen from the tender shoots--

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this hand held my
husband's kisses

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and caressed my son's baby soft
bones as he grew inside me.

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We sailed the river that led us
to the ocean of all beginnings.

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The night cries like an owl.

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My beloved's eyes are
full of stars, a drowning

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breath in his throat.

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Take the map of
rainbows and fly.

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Fly, baby."

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