Believe
Hold on, be strong
Finding our strength in who we are
Through our ancestor’s ways
Will help us get through each and every day.
No time for shame or blame
Our life is no game
We go through hurt of pain
If we choose to dwell
We have nothing to gain
With love, faith, willingness
Through this healing
We will be free
We have to hold on to each other
We need to hold our heads up more than look down upon one another.
Reach out and let’s start healing together.
Great Spirit
Thank you for our gifts
Our people are what we need
To keep our connections strong
So we’re able to lead
We need to stay in our circle
To remain tight
When we disconnect ourselves
From Mother Earth and each other
We’re unable to start healing together.
In our circle we pray, talk, sing and dance
Let’s reach out our hands together
Take this chance
For us to stay connected
In our powerful circle of life.
Let’s Dance Together
Let’s listen to the beat of our drum
and our people of the dawn
singing our own traditional songs
Let’s move our feet
To our traditional beat
And reach out our hands
Uniting us and keeping us strong
Let’s thank Creator for all that’s been given to us
These are our blessings
Let’s show love for our people by our actions
We need to help one another
Before we lose our traditional culture
Let’s embrace our ancestor’s ways
And let’s walk the good Red road today.
Let’s stand and be powerful beside one another
Instead of being against our own people
And fighting with each other
Let’s make beautiful memories together
That will last forever
Let’s live today
Take hold of each other’s hand
And let’s dance together.
The Passamaquoddy Way
We need to thank Great Spirit for our blessings every day
We need to embrace our ancestor’s ways
Before we lose our traditional culture today
We should help our elders, asking for nothing in return
We can cook for them or just show concern
We used to walk into family and friend’s places and feel at home
Now we walk into someone’s place and we’re left feeling all alone
Even though we’re all sharing the same space
Yet we’re feeling out of place
Today it seems all about power
Who’s in office or trying to win some kind of race
Forgetting our people
We’re forgetting our native language and not teaching our children
We’re showing this is the way we’re living our lives today
We need to help our people
We’re all here together; we are no better than any other
As a Nation we need to show our power
by standing beside each other
Not away from one another
We all need to stick together; remain tight without all this fight
When we’re being greedy or closing a door; instead help the needy by reaching out more
Let’s be there for our people and heal one another
Making memories that last forever
How hard is it to take time out of the day to ask someone?
“Can I help you in anyway? Is there something you’d like to say?”
We’re too busy judging each other instead of showing love and respect for one another
We’re all too busy in our lives just to make money so we can get our pay
No one realizes we’re missing our days
How we are all taught
Will be the Passamaquoddy way!!
Sebrena Tomah’s Biography
I am a Passamaquoddy from Sipayik. I am a mother of one daughter and two grandchildren. I have been writing poetry since a young age. I feel that writing poetry is my gift to share and inspire others. I feel that the messages in my poetry are very heartfelt and powerful.
