When I die will I be transformed into a falcon of gold, into a dusty blue-tailed swallow, into a heron standing sentinel at the edge of the marsh? I look through the Egyptian Book of the Dead for a spell to help me remember not only my namebut each thin… Read on blog or Reader Via Negativa Read on blog or Reader Comeback Spell By Luisa A. Igloria on September 25, 2024 When I die will I be transformed into a falcon of gold, into a dusty blue-tailed swallow, into a heron standing sentinel at the edge of the marsh? I look through the Egyptian Book of the Dead for a spell to help me remember not only my name but each thing of delight I have tried to make in this world, and the shape and pulse of this flawed but beating heart. The indentations left by all I love pock its ruddy surface—I feel the sting of every moment that they leave their mark, careen from high to low, stun themselves against a pane of window glass, before staggering back up again. Comment

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