Video: “the stone of me” by Gail Langstroth
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the stone of me
you lay your arm around me
I feel its weight
we sleep
I wake
to find your arm
but not weight
does sleep erase weight
help us float
water lifting in dream—if
this is what it means
to be your lover
I agree
weightless your arm holds
the stone of me
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mi piedra
colocas tu brazo alrededor de mí
siento su peso
dormimos
me despierto
encuentro tu brazo pero
no su peso
descanso borra el peso
ayuda a flotar
el agua se eleva en sueños—si
esto denota
ser tu amante
estoy de acuerdo
sin peso tu brazo abraza
la piedra mía
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Video running time: 2:27
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Gail Langstroth’s poem “the stone of me” was awarded the Patricia Dobler Poetry Prize, 2011.
Poem, voice, collage by Gail Langstroth
Video by Nina Young
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