This is one woman’s story
Of harsh words and glory
A girl of First Nations
Without expectations
Inside ever doubting
Traditions she’s flouting
Facing walls full of bricks
And an attitude thick
Young love lost and found
Had her lose precious ground
She was more than determined
To do away with vain sermons
To learn to survive
At ripe age, twenty-five
She took total control
Education the goal
She worked twice as hard
And earned fitting regard
For with sass and defiance
And a deep love of science
Once soundly berated
Against odds that had grated
This journey she’s traveled
Could have surely unraveled
But there’s a fire inside her
That like pale horse and rider
Over dry valleys cracked
And a mind and soul wracked
She defeated her demons
Her ambitions, she freed them
She’s re-written her story
To claim victory
I say put up no barrier
For this wild spirit carrier
No battle will worry her
For she is a warrior!