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