"It is almost normal for leaves to tread upon old bones. To be spoken to in English in the mornings when buying bread. For soy milk and cell phone regulations to be introduced. It is almost normal for scandals to be televised. For music companies to remain silent. For the slaves of the past to return. For restaurants to serve Mexican food. It is almost normal for her to dance while cramping. To receive protests against our very existence. Threats against our history. Recipes to change our eyes. Haircuts to conceal their arrival. It is almost so normal for the past to be the present, That the future decides to sit and wait—and arrive later." • • • 🧡 misspetrafire #burlesque #melbourneburlesque #burlesquephotography #burlesqueperformer #poetry #poetrycommunity