consider this.
a spine that meditates on its vertebrae.
porous cartilage. connective bone tissue.
DNA collected from thousands, millions of ancestors.
becoming a witness to its many cells/selves.
leaking. pulsating. collapsing. rolling. arching. folding.
praying.
a spine like a crossroads. (laroiê exú)
a warzone. (ogun iê)
a river. (ora yeyeo)
a bridge.
a bridge between
publicprivate.
spiritflesh.
headpelvis.
memorysensation.
oldworldnewworldfirstworldthirdworld.
GloriaCherríeCeliaMarthaCardi.
a spine that shapeshifts and travels through space and time,
across borders,
under fences,
over walls,
on rhythm,
off rhythm.
made for impact, labor, movement.
a spine like a mountain.
stable.
solid.
immovable.
immutable.
it whispers mantras, odus, ladainhas, cantigas y boleros.
it breathes in and out.
in. and. out.
it is so still.
s. t. i. l. l.
legs standing. tailbone dropping. belly softening. shoulders releasing. scapula widening. chest opening. crown rising. lungs breathing.
breathing.
breathing.
breathing.
