ENTER* Andrea Walls
through the escape hatch. Reverse engineer Every moment, out there, That hurt, erased, maligned, doubted, or belittled you. Submerge through the portal of ancestors, Reclaim the meaning of your name. Adjust the pressure in your brain and in your blood— Set yourself to peace... & walk into the lavender and salt water horizon pool, Become weightless and clean. Take as long as it takes Until you rise on the dry air of destiny, Moving gently through the threshold Of juniper, sage, and cedar smoke... To dance Into rooms who welcome you with appropriate noise and wonder. Let the aunties who cook, feed you from the communal hearth... Let the aunties who refuse to wear shoes Tend to your education...
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