I need the explanation of this please in 1 paragraph cause I do not understand it properly

Question

Dear Pope

Der Pope

forgive me for writing on dis newspaper

i found it in da outhouse, saw lines

dat said you is sorry

some of my indian friends say is good but

some of dem say you sorry don’t walk

so i was sitting here dinking dat we

maybe dalk

say, i always want to dell you stay

out of my pissness

if me wants to dalk to trees

and build nests in house

dats hup to me

if me wants to pitch my dent

and feed da ghost bannock hen berries

and maybe drow some indian popcorn

for you geezuz dats hup to me

i don’t hask forgiveness not want

hand mary’s, or a step ladder to heaven

me is happy with da sky, da bird Iyiniwak,

four-legged Iyiniwak, i is happy

sorry mean dat I don’t need yous church

and yous priest telling me what to do

sorry mean dat i free to dalk to Manitou

the spirits and plant Iyiniwak

dats all for now, poop

maybe we dalk again next time i see you

in da newspaper.

Answer 1

Hello Mazen, your difficulty probably comes from the fact that the speaker of the poem is talking in dialect rather than standard English. In the poem, the speaker is addressing the pope, the head of the Catholic Church. The speaker says that he is an "Indian" or Native American. He prefers communion with nature and the spirits over asking for forgiveness, saying hail Mary's, or going to heaven on a step ladder. He would like for the pope to stay out of his "pissness" (business). He doesn't need "your church" or "your priest" telling him what to do. Ironically, he found the newspaper in which the instructions or teachings from the pope are written in an outhouse. He is writing on that paper as a reply. Apparently, there was an apology in the newspaper that some of his friends accept, but some say "doesn't work." He decided to write the pope and give his own response. The pope's or church's apology may have to do with forced conversions of Native Americans in the past although that is not stated. I hope this is helpful. - Julie

Answer 2

This poem by Cree poet Louise Halfe, who attended the Blue Quills Residential School in Alberta, Canada, is a powerful answer to the Pope's lack of understanding and compassion toward Aboriginal beliefs and practices. She explains that she is not looking for what Christianity is offering. She is happy practicing Native spirituality, which meets her needs and is valid. She is sorry that the Pope neither understands nor cares about her beliefs and practices (which have served her people for generations). If the Pope cannot understand that and let her be Cree, she is not interested in his church, its priests, or what it might offer.