As a child she imagined
Her fork became a wrench
became a spatula
became a telephone
became a pet
She became a plumber
became a cook
became a socialite
became a caregiver
Years ahead, following graduation with promises bliss
she was assigned a managerial role
at the factory making chopsticks holders
with glass ceilings, pedestrian assaults and predefined protocols
After hours she looked up at clouds
became a house
became a dish
became a face
became shade
Her days fade
whistles muted
work stilled
She came at a fork
became the soil
became a cloud
became minded
became imagination
—animasuri’23
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Stimulant:
Wohlwend, K. E. (2011). Mapping Modes in Children’s Play and Design: an action-oriented approach to critical multimodal analysis. IN: Rogers, R. (Ed.). (2011). An Introduction to Critical Discourse Analysis in Education (2nd ed.). p242. London: Routledge.
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