We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies by Tsering Yangzom Lama

Author:Tsering Yangzom Lama [Lama, Tsering Yangzom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

When my wedding day comes, Ashang has decorated our house with ceremonial scarves and flowers, and there are brand-new prayer flags flying over our roof. There are bowls of fruit, wheat, and rice, served with endless cups of tea and barley wine. Neighbors peer in through the windows and doorway, while the master of ceremonies sings about the rising sun, the blue cuckoo, the thawing lakes. Because a ceremonial pole is tucked into the back of my dress, right against my spine, I am forced to hunch and experience this strange day in a state of isolation, capable only of staring at my lap. My neck, too, is bent with a growing pile of silk scarves. As each wedding guest lays a khata on my neck and utters a prayer for my happiness, I try to identify them by their voice. Meanwhile, I whisper Samphel’s name under my breath. Will you come tonight? Or at sunrise, or the day after tomorrow? Even if it is too late, come.

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