on size

Narinda

i’m learning to count
my smallness as a blessing
though there are places
i find harder to reach
there are also those
places i fit more easily

i’ve learned to appreciate
how near the earth my heart is

how my footfalls crush
fewer blades of grass

i am still learning
how this body and this self
can be embraced

still working to accept what it is
to be carried by another

how we carry each other
beyond our bodies

how when you get close enough
lips are lips and hands are hands
and breath is breath

and love is love
no matter
the size of the vessel

Published by Narinda

I graduated from UC Irvine in 2007, moved to Los Angeles, and worked with arts/community organizations throughout the city from 2007-2012. Most formative have been my experiences with Tuesday Night Project and Asian American lesbian web series That's What She Said. Recently, I was a First-Year Public Ally and S. Mark Taper Foundation Fellow working as a case manager with homeless and low-income seniors in Downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row. I'm currently spreading roots to Oakland, CA while continuing to be very much in love with Los Angeles.

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