S’áxt, Devil’s Club
S’áxt, Devil’s Club
You cannot hurry her.
You must gently
rub away her thorns
from the base of her being,
make a place for yourself
to hold her
because the real work
has just begun.
She is covered in thorns
from head to toe.
The best medicine
always knows
how to protect itself.
*S’áxt, Devil’s Club in the Tlingit language.
