CEREMONIES 
All our fathers once loved to gaze upon was destroyed, defaced or marred, except the sun, moon and starry skies above, which the Great Spirit in his wisdom hung beyond their reach.” — Chief Simon Pokagon


We owned the night

When we owned the night, yeah we owned the night

A shot in the dark
Take you over
When everything is out
You can’t fight
We’ve all got stories
Heart beat for a thousand miles
Time stands still
Hopelessly

For a thousand years
I can’t jump where I belong
I will be brave

What’s there to complain about?

Take away what’s standing in front of me

Takes away all the night like a thief

I have died every day
for a thousand years
It feels so hard to breathe

Remember how the stars stole the night away?


I’m returning from so far


*Poem Statement
This work collages excerpts from popular wedding songs sourced from YouTube videos filmed at Big Foot Country Club. These fragments are repurposed for cultural criticism, commentary, and artistic transformation. Their inclusion falls under the Fair Use Act.
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