Shadow play
Shadow play
In metaphor
And reality
Progressing
And regressing
In tandem
Raw edges
Soft contours
Splashing in the shallow end
Drowning in the deep
Tracing your profile
To find my way back
To me
the spoken word
I conceive these pieces with the beat of my heart,
then birth them with the fire of my voice.
i am ayla
born in the east, raised in the west
daughter of two academics, both artists
masters in human rights, committed to social justice
love affair with travel, art, and food
speaks four languages, laughs in all