or: the spirit of neil shubin compelled me
we are farandolae
in the form and figure
of Godlyverse
the human family is a human body
(is a body of Christ is a body of
bread and spirit of water), borne out
on the tides and shores and ebbs and flows
of the body of our MotherFatherGod.
and el’s spirit breathes
in us life,
and life
crawls out the sea and
lurches wet from saltwater wombs—
it’s eggs and chickens and
mammals and milk in all the ways
(downwards, upwards, onwards);
still fish / fishers / fished,
and still sea of Galilee,
(be still)
somehow, within
we feast and feed
on water and air and light.
it’s “survival of the
merely adequate”
but we get by, get better, know better,
we feel better, we do better, we are better
somatic semantics:
we become, and we are
and we are beings being evolved
endless forms most beautiful
and at eventide
and at low tide
They saw it, all, unfurl-ing/ed
and said that it (was, is, will be)
good.
Aisling “Ash” Rowan is a bird buff, general enthusiast, and aspiring fossil, who advocates for fully-inclusive celebration of the infinitely diverse ways of being human. Describing themself as “liminally Mormon,” Ash strives to emulate the devoted discipleship and radical kindness of Fred Rogers, and seeks Truth and light wherever it may be found. Ash Rowan currently lives with their spouse and sprogs in the valleys of Utah, where magpies sing about home.
