she packed
the air
she breathed

tight
in the throat

hitched
a ride

on the back
of a sigh

and turned
the world
upside
down,

Down
Under
her

many dreams.

She unwound
the wind

in her mind,
and as
she cut
it loose

like
a paper
kite

thirsty
for open
sky

her eyes
unfurled
wide

and with dust
unsettled

turned
her world
upside
down,

Down
Under

and all those
many dreams
—wild

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Photo : Doreen Dee