2.26.2009

Letter to a Kind Stranger

To whomever cleaned up the horrible mess from the rez dogs,

Thank you for your kind service. I really meant to clean up the mess but I kept putting it off for a few reasons. Like I was scared that the dogs would attack me. Or that spiders had built nests in the blankets. Or all kinds of strange diseases were brewing back there.

Mostly, I just really didn't want to go out there and do it by myself.

And then this morning I woke up to a spotless backyard of red dirt and nothing else. Bless your heart.

Since I don't know who you are, I can't repay your act of kindness but I can promise to never let it happen again. That way you are also safe from dogs and spiders and diseases.

Sincerely,

The appreciative teacher housing tenant

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