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