I am 12 years old.
My name is Emily.
I am 12 years old.
I will never be older than 12.
The man offered me a ride,
On the same path I took home from school.
He told me he likes Native girls.
Yet,
I dress white,
I talk white.
Yet,
In those moments
I was robbed of my innocence.
No fingerprints.
No DNA.
Robbed of my life.
My name is Emily, and I am 12 years old.
I will never be older than 12.
Dedicated to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s day (May 5th.) No more sisters stolen.
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Kristin Cowden is a senior at Dakota high school. This is her second year writing for the Dakota Planet, and her first year of being the managing editor...
