Who are you and what do you want?

Nobody
spoke to me today.
I’ll rephrase —
I didn’t
speak to anyone today,
I chose to withdraw.

What if your legs could sway
In both directions to and from
If your hips were disconnected
And your feet were independent
Would you…

(A sign off to nine months of solo travel).

Little voices projected over monotone chants that moved through the palm trees as…