The final poem
I am unfixed
A mess of molecules and memories
A speck of dust
A river of blood
An exhalation
My past, present and future merge in this moment
I know you intimately and still we haven’t met
I am taking it all with me and leaving everything behind.
An explanation of the work:
Opening: coming into the world from water, bombarded with the matter of living
My solo about locating myself in the landscape, building my knowledge, my identity, experiences, lessons, growing into my skin and my psyche,
life as a preparation for another journey
Drought into cyclone (boys’ sections): the ordeals, coping with loss/pain, alone, lost, beaten, fights, struggles
Hardest moments (interviews) …notice what isn’t being said, what is being revealed
Alchemy (Mallika solo): a turning point, where you walk out into the desert, where land appears, when a single strong person or moment transforms the situation (a teacher, leader, event, place)
Partnerships (duets): ‘becoming’ as a collaboration, relationships…support, compromise, learning about yourself through your interactions with another
Practice (Pappan solo): realizing the self, building into the mature you, Your body, practice, decisions, strength, creativity.
Sweetest moments (interviews): how joy reads in a face, in a voice; watching a memory of a moment and a feeling
Homelands (the river and body projections): the future, possibilities and the unknown; the boundaries of your body are unfixed, your destiny shifting, your reality expanding…
Rasa Duet (Mallika and I): the balance of contrast—to hold onto while letting go.