Inhale

Like butterfly-tattoos
symbolize the souls
of the deceased
on the face of Dulong women

Our sacred soul
- flying in the sky
and rooted in the soil -
is the seed of essence within

Like salmon must swim
thousands of miles
to return to the stream
of their birthplace

Our earthly presence is
a reckless riverdance
to reach the spirit of spring
barefoot and barehearted