i have nothing more to ask of myself what beginnings i had i have devoured them all i am empty i am full everyday i rise at dawn i put on my name and paint a big fire on the wall i pretend the house is burning the firemen all dead the house burns all day it will go on til night breaks i live in the heat never burned never charred a stiff cluster of pasts goes on clinging like molds all over me disrobe me no future wind will dare i am dressed i am not going anywhere

(Poetry: lilia lopez-chua, Music: cynthia alexander)