Every Decision I Make (A Poem)

Every decision I make

means twice as much

Every drop of water

I squeeze from a towel

must be measured

to retain twice the moisture

Every dollar

buys twice the amount of food

or the same amount

split two ways

when each dollar is short

Every breath I take

must be twice as calming

when my patience is twice as short

One old jacket

must be twice as thick

coupled with my body heat

that must warm two bodies

Every thought I have

must be analyzed twice

for cautionary measures

against poor judgment

Every decision I make

as a single mother

is twice its worth

from the day beforeI became one

Hodaoa-Anibo translation:

Ekiu BiHoketev Pa Klu

Ekiu biHoketev pa klu

bani dita aH fama

Ekiu ditu bari oatwa

pa siu sko a bey

sike ekev makoeka

ka Hoepoa dita ta oafte

Ekiu zapi

bera dita ta adaun bari kojmede

fa ta gopeteku adaun

kopep dit veds

tiem int zapi sya hunjo

Ekiu blun pa moveHi

sike ekev dita aH pazmaki

tiem ih'pa dint sya dita aH hunjo

Pik fanin janit

sike ekev dita aH bovi

ditanaeka uli ih'pa kerpo hovi

tat sike flejot dit kerpos

Ekiu gokevinum pa sigda

sike ekev samadeka dita

mot brakaHe makos

ebuba yi ujotbex

Ekiu biHoketev pa klu

aH a genik yeye

sya dita ih'vo plelin

sko ta sdume sdepomotpa evrelineka pik