I’ve seen little girls grasp the hands of the condemed
console deranged women on red velvet sofas
chase down amnesia with their bare hands and bring the struggling beast
to the living room like a trophy
I’ve seen them make braids out of torn hair
find the pulse in a corpse
tiptoe across glass roofs with boulders strapped to their backs
-Chloé Georas, Rediviva,
por ahà jumea, 2006 edition.