Home again - after 20 years.
But no friends came to call.
People whom I asked
said my friends were at the mall.

I had no idea what they meant -
but went - to a craft store
in the mall. All my friends
were there - in part.

Coyote's teeth and Turtle's claws
strung on necklaces and bracelets.
Hawk's tail and Deer's hide
made into fans and clothes.

Badger, Buffalo and Eagle
had all found new homes -
in dream catchers, on plaques.

Yes, all my friends were there -
waiting in the mall, but not
for me -- not for me.