how do i dance?

how do i dance when i dance?

how do i dance when i don’t dance? 

how do i dance when i am still? 

Prague 2020

i do not want to think about myself. i do not want to think about “I”. 

in fact, i came here to be moved and to move. In fact, i came here to be danced and to dance. No “I”s. 

the planet is in pieces 

like cracked eggshells minus yolk 

this body is porous 

like land missing 

my hands are not hands 

my feet are not feet 

what sits here is beyond understanding - 

so the wish is for a planet full of fish

whales make dictatorships 

and dolphins are queens 

cockatoos have kingdoms 

and mice direct dreams. 

I am done with people. Where is this deep disdain coming from? My volcanic body; lava of judgment. I crave distance. I crave honesty. I crave universal care. I see narcissism at the top of the pyramid.

let me be a sphinx to no longer see 

let me be a firefly to light up the sky.

-n.nigro 2020