India affected me
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Patterns, tessellated, hexagonal, stars. Sun gate, moon gate, lion’s gate, more. Kingfisher Strong. Blessing, anointing, flower petals, pattern again. Filth, poverty, caste, oppression, freedom, slavery. Chanting, prayer, empty, full, covered, uncovered, Lost, found. I returned from a magical trip to India over a month ago. It’s taken this long for my mind and body to