Echoes of women singing rippled across the waters
Gaining strength with the waves
Each crash a chorus of sound clear as crystals
They rose up out of the water and spun around in the wind till they filled all the empty spaces around her
Spaces that reached far back and forward in time
“Be here, listen, my girl” they sing
“Feel. Feel the deepness of our strength”
She rocked sideways, unsteady in her footing
And moved with their pulsing sound
Below her, the ground shook and started to beat
She could feel it move up, through her body like rushing water
She opened her voice and their song escaped through her
Strong and powerful
And they stood around her, in a circle
and held her up till she was free
