Body Betrayal, A Relationship Between the Self and the Body: A MemoirPer formance ANNA ZHENG
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CHAPTER THREE. NOT FOR YOUR CONSUMPTION.
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CHAPTER FOUR. We are Sage absorbing Sage: eating the Self alive, unlearning hunger signals.
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C H A P T E R E I G H T. Existing entities that hold no boundaries this is life in vastness. We swim through spaces, understanding our own limits, and try to make ourselves s m a l l e r.
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CHAPTER ELEVEN. NOT FOR YOUR CONSUMPTION.
Oh, yes. I try to listen to my body sometimes.
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CHAPTER SIXTEEN. And you’ll sit there, asking the world, “d o y o u u n d e r s t a n d ? ” crying into the night.
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And for the first goddamn time in your life, you dive into your body, looking straight at your heart, and finally, the organ that gives you life looks back at you.
“ y e s , ” my heart coos. And she wraps me around my blood, and cradles me to sleep.
“Soon, they w i l l u n d e r s t a n d .”
THANK YOU. Body Betrayal, A Relationship Between the Self and the Body: A Memoir-Per formance is an exploration of the body and the self, focusing on toxic relationships within the physical body that bleeds into the emotional and spiritual. The Voices and Characters are a chorus of voices that go between incoherent mind-thoughts to memories from the past. Thank you for being a part of this interactive experience that sheds light on the nuances of eating disorders, self-discovery and personal Tr u t h s . with love, az