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“Perfect Not Perfect” in “kiyâm”
Perfect Not Perfect
Past Perfect
If I had understood
a bit of Cree,
a bit of how Cree
had shaped you, I might not
have misunderstood you.
ahpô êtikwê ka-kî-sôhki-kotêyihtamân ka-nitohtâtân.
Present Perfect
I have tried
to make peace with my tribe
as a wise woman
once advised.
ê-wîtisânîhitoyahk ôma kiyânaw
kiyawâw kâ-wâhkômiyêk.
Future Perfect
When I finish this task I will
have learned not to frown, but to lean
into the perfect pitch of your speech:
your voice, Tamarack tympanum.
nika-kakwê-tapahtêyimison
nika-kakwê-wânaskân.
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