Marie Bortolotto 2022
I TRAPPED MY BREATH IN THE BELLOWS OF MY THROAT
Original Language Kashmiri
I trapped my breath in the bellows of my throat:
a lamp blazed up inside, showed me who I really was.
I crossed the darkness holding fast to that lamp,
scattering its light-seeds around me as I went.
~ Lalla Ded, 14th C. (India/Pakistan)
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