You shouldn’t be out here at night
White girl
you don’t want to learn
life here
This place is guarded by Windigo
and street gangs
down Walk-house Bay
and up to the sewage treatment plant
Bearwalkers are set for revenge
David Groulx was raised in the Northern Ontario mining community of Elliot Lake. He is proud of his aboriginal roots—his mother is Ojibwe Indian and his father French Canadian. David’s poetry has appeared in more than 140 publications in twelve countries. He lives in Ottawa. David’s sixth book of poetry, Imagine Mercy, will be out next year.
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